Desert Springs Community Church
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 NASB1995
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NASB1995
Ordinary, but Chosen
· Life is often a quest for status
· The truth is most of us are ordinary people
· God specifically chose the ordinary for His extraordinary plan
· He chose us!
· THIS IS AMAZING GRACE!
· God chose the ordinary in order to humble everybody (Luke 14:21, 22)
Chosen and In Jesus
· We, the ordinary, are now “in Jesus”
· Jesus is the wisdom of God personified
· Through Jesus humility we have righteousness
· Through Jesus humility we have sanctification
· Through Jesus humility we have redemption
In Jesus and Empowered to Live on His Mission
· We don’t serve Jesus out of our own power, strength, wisdom
· We serve with the power of the gospel (Romans 1:16)
· We sere with the power of the Holy Spirit in us (Acts 1:8)
· God often works best through our weaknesses (Acts 18:9-10, 2 Corinthians 12:9)
· He chose us, the ordinary, to be in Him and live on His mission