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Sermon Notes for August 8th

Closing Comments to the Corinthians
 I Corinthians 16:1-24

  1. I. Introduction
  1. 1. The Collection for the Saints (1-4)
  1. a. A general practice (1)
  2. b. A weekly gathering (2)
  3. 1. The time - "On the first day of every week"
  4. 2. The participants - "Each one of you"
  5. 3. The funds - "Lay something aside"
  6. 4. The amount - "Storing up as he may prosper"
  7. c. A plan of foresignt (2)
  8. d. A system of accountability (3-4)
  1. 2. The Resurrected Body Illustrated in Nature (36-44)
  1. a. The lesson of goal-setting (5)
  2. b. The lesson of flexibility (6)
  3. c. The lesson of sovereignty (7)
  4. d. The lesson of quantity time (7)
  5. e. The lesson of opportunity (9)
  1. 3. A Concerning Timothy (10-11)
  1. a. Their care for Timothy (10)
  2. b. Timothy's care for the Corinthians back in the 4th chapter (1 Cor. 4:17)
  1. 4.Concerning Apollos (12)

  1. 5. A Call to Action (13-14)
  1. a. Watch (13)
  2. b. Stand fast in the faith (13)
  3. c. Be brave (13)        
  4. d. Be strong (13)        
  5. d. Let all that you do be done with love (14)
  1. 6. Follow the Leader (15-18)
  1. 7. Final Greetings (19-21)
  1. a. The physical signature of greeting (20)
  2. b. The written signature of greeting (21)
  1. 8. Closing Comments (22-24)
  1. a. A warning to love (22)
  2. b. A word of Aramaic (22)
Conclusion 

    Sermon Notes for August 1st

    The Resurrected Body and Final Victory
     I Corinthians 15:25-58

    1. I. Introduction
    1. 1. The Question of the Resurrected Body (35)
    1. a. Question #1: How are the dead raised up? (35)
    2. b. Question #2: And with what body to they come? (35)
    1. 2. The Resurrected Body Illustrated in Nature (36-44)
    1. a. A strong rebuke (36)
    2. b. Illustrations from agriculture (36-38)
    3. 1. The law of death before life (36b)
    4. 2. The law of growth (37)
    5. 3. The law of the Creator (38)
    6. 4. The law of identity (38)
    7. c. Illustrated in zoology (39)
    8. d. Illustrated in astronomy (40-41)
    1. 3. The Resurrected Body Seen in the Scriptures (45-49)
    1. a. The original body (45a)
    2. b. The original resurrected body (45b)
    3. c. The contrast between the two (46)
    1. 4.  The Final Victory of the Resurrection (50-58)
    1. a. If there is no resurrection, then why do we baptize for the dead? (29)
    2. b. The mystery of the resurrection (51)
    3. c. The blessing of the resurrection change (51-52)
    4.           1. This change is instantaneous (52)
    5.           2. The change takes place at the last trumpet (52)
    6.           3. This change will takes place after the dead have been raised (52)
    7. d. The victory of the resurrection (54)
    8. e. The celebration of the resurrection (55-57)
    9. f. The motivation of the resurrection (58)
    1. Conclusion