Event: The Book of First Corinthians - 6 part Study (ZOOM EVENT)
Speaker: Jeremy Witherow
Date: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & Apr 6
Time: 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: ALBY Events via online ZOOM Video
Fee: $50 for all 6 sessions or $10 per individual session (Includes participants' notes)
What makes a study of First Corinthians of such importance for us believers is the way in which the author Apostle Paul addresses the same problems that plague our modern churches today:
-Congregational division
-Misguided concepts of wisdom
-Hero-worship of leaders
-Sexual immorality
-Legal battles
-Issues concerning marriage, divorce, remarriage, and singleness
-An absence of congregational love
-The misuse of spiritual gifts
-Doubtful doctrines and practices, and
-Mistaken beliefs concerning the ‘Resurrection’
Paul tackles these issues among others in his first letter to the fledging church he started in the Greek city of Corinth.
Jeremy’s ‘six-part’ STUDIES IN FIRST CORINTHIANS will supply you with a wealth of biblical insight and wisdom to practically assist you in your walk with God. Each lesson is designed to grow you in your biblical and theological understanding of the faith – while equipping you with real answers for the same issues that Christians throughout two millennia of the Church have faced.
Session 1: Mar 2
Wisdom, Power, and the Spirit
(1 Corinthians 1:18–31; 2:1–16)
- Human versus divine wisdom
- Hallmarks of biblical preaching
- “Power” and “wisdom” in the work of salvation
- The role of the Holy Spirit in knowing God
- The nature of spiritual revelation
- What makes the Bible reliable
- What it means to be spiritual
- What it means to have “the mind of Christ”
Session 2: Mar 9
Divisions Among Believers
(1 Corinthians 1:10–17; 3:1–23)
-The basis of church unity
-The dangers of sectarianism in the Church
-The failure of human wisdom in Gospel preaching
-Spiritual immaturity versus spiritual maturity
-The role of Christian leaders as servant-leaders
-The apostolic foundation of the Church and how it is built upon
-Our works in God and how they are assessed
-Eternal rewards and the believer
-The notion of becoming foolish in order to become wise
Session 3: Mar 16
Immorality, Lawsuits, and Moral Laxness Among Believers
(1 Corinthians 5:1–13; 6:1–20)
-The basis for disciplinary action in the Church
-When excommunication is needed
-Christian responses for believers given over to grievous sin
-How Christians are to judge others
-Christian responses to lawsuits among believers
-Behaviours that disqualify believers from entering God’s kingdom
-How Christians are to exercise their freedom in Christ
-Why sexual sin is especially destructive
-Implications of ‘belonging to the Lord’ for godly living
Session 4: Mar 23
Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, and Singleness
(1 Corinthians 7:1–16; 25–40)
-Marriage in biblical perspective
-Christian perspectives of marriage, divorce, remarriage and singleness
-Divorce among Christians—when it’s allowed—when it’s not
-Christian responses to marital separation
-Why Paul preferred singleness over marriage
-Paul’s advice to widows wanting to marry
Session 5: Mar 30
The Gifts of the Spirit and Their Use in the Church
(1 Corinthians 12:1–11; 14:1–40)
-The nature of spiritual gifts
-A summary of the gifts of the Spirit
-The role of spiritual gifts in the building of the Church
-The use of tongues in worship
-Protocols and regulations for exercising spiritual gifts
-Attitudes required for ministering spiritual gifts
-Pitfalls in the use of spiritual gifts
-Paul’s view of prophecy
Session 6: Apr 6
The Resurrection
(1 Corinthians 12:1–11; 14:1–40)
--The resurrection of Christ
-The resurrection of believers
-The resurrection of the dead
-The nature of the resurrected body
-Ways the resurrection fulfils prophecy
- What a belief in the resurrection means for Christian living and witness
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jeremy is from New Zealand, and at the age of 23, he was born again and baptised in the Holy Spirit. Called to the ministry, he left his career as a chef and gained a Bachelor of Ministries and a Master of Theology degree.
Jeremy served as a pastor in Singapore for nearly a decade before returning to his homeland, and now serves the Body of Christ through an itinerant teaching, preaching and prophetic ministry.
Jeremy is the author of THE VOICE OF PROPHECY: Reclaiming God’s Guidance for Today’s Church. This comprehensive book of nearly 900 pages on modern prophetic ministry received an endorsement from Bishop Bill Hamon. More details of Jeremy's ministry on www.jeremywitherow.com