Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — Called to Spirituality
Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church sermon series in 1 Corinthians. This week in 1 Corinthians 3:1-17, we see Christians need to take stock of their spiritual growth and make sure they are living after the Spirit and not after the world. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. The Christian call is more than just fire insurance (1‑4).
• There is such a thing as spiritual infancy (1‑2).
• Jealousy and quarreling are symptoms of spiritual infancy (3).
• A strong diagnostic question: "with whom is your identity?" (4).
Action: Do a self check. Are you acting like a spiritual infant or are you living by the Spirit?
• There is such a thing as spiritual infancy (1‑2).
• Jealousy and quarreling are symptoms of spiritual infancy (3).
• A strong diagnostic question: "with whom is your identity?" (4).
Action: Do a self check. Are you acting like a spiritual infant or are you living by the Spirit?
2. The Christian is called to recognize God as the one who brings about spiritual growth (5‑9).
• Christians must be careful to recognize that every leader, mentor, and role‑model is merely a servant of God (5).
• Christians must be careful to recognize that God is the person of significance (6‑7).
• Christians must be careful to work together in service of God (8‑9).
Action: Evaluate your view of your leaders/mentors/role models. Are you holding them in the right regard?
• Christians must be careful to recognize that every leader, mentor, and role‑model is merely a servant of God (5).
• Christians must be careful to recognize that God is the person of significance (6‑7).
• Christians must be careful to work together in service of God (8‑9).
Action: Evaluate your view of your leaders/mentors/role models. Are you holding them in the right regard?
3. The Christian leader is called to build wisely (10‑15).
• The Christian leader must be sure that they are building in a way consistent with the foundation (10‑11).
• The Christian leader must be sure that they are building with the proper materials (12).
• The Christian leader must recognize that their work will be judged (13‑15).
Action: If you are a leader, evaluate the work you are doing. If you are learning from someone, ask yourself if they are building on the proper foundation with the proper materials.
• The Christian leader must be sure that they are building in a way consistent with the foundation (10‑11).
• The Christian leader must be sure that they are building with the proper materials (12).
• The Christian leader must recognize that their work will be judged (13‑15).
Action: If you are a leader, evaluate the work you are doing. If you are learning from someone, ask yourself if they are building on the proper foundation with the proper materials.
4. Christians must understand the significance of God’s local church and their spiritual growth (16‑17).
• The Spirit of God dwells in the midst of God's local church (16).
• God places an incredible value on His local church (17).
Action: Ask, how can I better serve God in His local church?
• The Spirit of God dwells in the midst of God's local church (16).
• God places an incredible value on His local church (17).
Action: Ask, how can I better serve God in His local church?
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