“Building Up the Church”
Jan.31, 2010 1Cor.14:1-19 Annual Meeting Play
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● i...i...CAPTAIN
○ selfishness likes fact that new
gadgets geared to the i-ndividual
○ top government officials must
guard against selfish ambition, instead serve others
● VARIED GIFTS THE CHURCH’S STRENGTH
○ spiritual gifts honour Jesus as
Lord (12:3)
○ spiritual gifts are varied,
divinely distributed for Body’s strength (12:4-6,8-20; Rom 12:6ff; Eph
4:7ff)
○ spiritual gifts given for the
common good, to edify others (12:7,25; 14:4,6,17,19, 22ff, 26,31)
○ spiritual gifts to be eagerly
sought, excelled in (12:31; 14:1,12)
○ spiritual gifts to be exercised
always in love (12:31, 13:1; Col 3:14)
● TONGUES AND PROPHECY: WHO’S BEING HELPED?
○ gift of tongues very positive -
praising God in one’s spirit (14:2,4f,14,16ff; Jas 3:2,8)
○ bringing good to others requires
distinct sounds - interpretation (6ff, 13,27f)
○ prophesying includes
strengthening, encouragement, comfort (3)
○ edifies the church: instruct /
encourage / strengthen as early church prophets (4, 31; Ac 4:36, 13:1,
15:32, 21:9f)
● ‘STRENGTHEN YOUR BROTHERS’
○ Jesus challenged Peter to build
up others when restored himself (Lk 22:32; 2Kings 6:8ff)
○ Martin Luther’s wife Katherine
bolstered depressed reformer
○ drugstore owner’s spontaneous
poem encouraged many