Episode 174

#174 1 & 2 Corinthians, saints in God's eyes, sinners in process

A struggle for most of us who follow Jesus is that we know we should be better than we are. We know God called us to live lives that reflect our Savior, but far too often our lives reflect our world instead.

As we learn in reading Paul's letters to the Corinthians, this struggle is nothing new. We can grow and become all God wants us to be, and these books and this lesson about them will help us do that.

Paul begins by reminding the Corinthians of their high calling as believers and then challenges the church with specific examples where they are not living according to that calling. He doesn't leave them with negative accusations but goes on to challenge them with the reality of the abundant spiritual gifts they've been given as a church to help them live into their calling.

This is a great reminder to us that the best way to grow is to focus on the positive things the Lord wants us to do. If we are wholeheartedly pursuing our calling and working hard to express the gift of love which is described in detail in 1 Corinthians 13, we will become the people God intends us to be. This lesson will give you specific ideas and challenges to do that.

Here is the link to the notes, infographic, and videos of the lesson: https://wp.me/pazrJD-YM

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Yvon Prehn

Yvon Prehn is the founder and primary content creator for Bible805.com, a ministry is about helping you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.
No matter what else she was doing, (various jobs to support her ministry habit) Yvon has taught Bible classes pretty much all her life. She started teaching kindergartners in Sunday school when she was in third grade; had her own little class of fourth graders when she was in sixth grade, took over her high school youth group when she was 16-years-old when the sponsors at the little Presbyterian Church she was attending in Colorado Springs left town, and she’s never stopped teaching the Bible.
She’s taught in various situations in a variety of home studies and churches for many years and in addition to live classes, she currently has an extensive online Bible teaching ministry that includes classes, eBooks, training videos, podcasts, and the online Bible805 Academy (www.Bible805Academy.com), a totally free resource center that equips others to teach the Bible and an ever-growing YouTube channel, www.Youtube.com/Bible805. Links to her various resources are available at www.Bible805.com.
She currently attends Community Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA.