Use of Gifts for the Common Good: I Corinthians 12:1-7

October 25, 2015

Series: The Centrality of the Cross: A Study in 1 Corinthians

Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7

Speaker: Daniel Sweet

I.      Background on I Corinthians 12-14

         A.     Corporate Worship Gatherings, I Corinthians 11:18-19, 23, 26

         B.     The Use of Spiritual Gifts in Corporate Worship Gatherings

II.     Outline of I Corinthians 12-14

         A.     The Purpose and Variety of Spiritual Gifts, Chapter 12

         B.     The Necessity of Love for others in the Use of Spiritual Gifts, Chapter 13

         C.     The Abuse of the Gift of Tongues along with other Areas of Abuse within the Corporate Worship of the Corinthian Church, Chapter 14

III.   Spiritual Gifting within the Congregation

         A.     The Unifying Work of the Spirit in Salvation

         B.     The Variety of Spiritual Gifts

         C.     The Variety of Ministries

         D.     The Unifying Work of the Spirit in the Various Gifting and Ministry within the Congregation

         E.     The Purpose of Gifts: For the Common Good