“For I resolved to know

nothing

while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and

him crucified.”

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I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF THE GOSPEL I PREACHED TO YOU,

First Corinthians 15:1-11

— which you have received and

— on which you have taken your stand.

— By this Gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.

(Otherwise you have believed in vain.)

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:

A. that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

B. that he was buried,

C. that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and

D. that he appeared

1. to Peter and then

2. to the twelve

3. to more than 500

4. to James

5. to all the apostles

6. to me also

End:

Whether, then,

it was I  / they,

1. this is what we preach, and

2. this is what you believed.

“For I resolved to know

nothing

while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ

and him crucified.”

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HOW DO WE COME?

First Corinthians 2:1-5

Intr.:

I did not come….

I came…….

When I came to you, brothers,

A. I DID NOT COME WITH…

1. eloquence or

2. superior wisdom

AS I PROCLAIMED TO YOUR THE TESTIMONY ABOUT GOD.

(nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified)

B. I CAME TO YOU IN…..

1. weakness and

2. fear, and

3. with much trembling.

MY MESSAGE AND MY PREACHING WERE

not with wise and persuasive words

but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

End:

so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom,

but on God’s power.

Is your faith resting on men’s wisdom or God’s power?

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you

except Jesus Christ

and him crucified.”

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UNDERSTANDING THE PRESENT TIME

Romans 13:11-14

Intr.:

The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber,…

The night is nearly over;…

The day is almost here.

So let us:

positive

1. put aside the deeds of darkness and

2. put on the armour of light.

3. behave decently, as in the daytime,

negative

4. not in orgies and

5. drunkenness,

6. not in sexual immorality and

7. debauchery,

8. not in dissension and

9. jealousy

Rather (let us)

positive

10. clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and

11. do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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MY SHEEP

John 10:27

Intr.:

A. listen to my voice;

B. I know them, and

C. they follow me.

D. I give them eternal life, and

E. they shall never perish;

F. no one can snatch them out of my hand.

End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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AND YOU FORGAVE THE GUILT OF MY SIN.

Psalm 32:1-7

In four parts

Intr.:

PART ONE:

BLESSED IS HE…… BLESSED IS THE MAN..

1. whose transgressions are forgiven,

2. whose sins are covered.

3. whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in

4. whose spirit is no deceit.

PART TWO:

WHEN I KEPT SILENT,

1. my bones wasted away

–through my groaning all day long.

2. For day and night

–your hand was heavy upon me;

3. my strength was sapped

–as in the heat of summer.

PART THREE:

THEN… I SAID,….

1. I acknowledged my sin to you and

2. did not cover up my iniquity.

3. “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” –

PART FOUR:

THEREFORE LET EVERYONE WHO IS GODLY PRAY TO YOU WHILE YOU MAY BE FOUND;

1. surely when the mighty waters rise,

–they will not reach him.

2. YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE;

3. you will protect me from trouble and

4. surround me with songs of delivery.

End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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TRUTH

John 5:24

Intr.:  I tell you the TRUTH,

1. whoever hears

— my word and

2. believes

— him who sent me

3. has eternal life and

4. will not be condemned;

5. he has crossed over from

a. death to

b. life.

End:

— hears

— believes

— has

— will not

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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“Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Luke 7:20-23

Intr.:

“When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?'”

“At that very time Jesus cured many………. So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard:

1. The blind receive sight,

Mark 8:22-26

2. the lame walk,

Matthew 15:31

The people were amazed when they saw

a. the mute speaking,

b. the crippled made well,

c. the lame walking and

d. the blind seeing.

And they praised the God of Israel.

3. those who have leprosy are cured,

Luke 17:11-17 Ten Healed of Leprosy

4. the deaf hear,

Mark 7:31-37

5. the dead are raised, and

Matthew 9:18-26

John 11:38-44

6. the GOOD NEWS is preached to the poor.

Matthew 11:5; Luke 7:22; Luke 4:18

End:

Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.”