Growing up in Faith

Case Studies in Corinthians

Sunday 15th February 2026

Text: 1 Corinthians 3: 1-15

Call to Worship based Deuteronomy 30:15–20
Today the Lord sets before us choices
We choose life, that we may live as the people of God.
The Lord calls us to love Him,
to walk in His ways,
and to keep His commandments.
We will seek to love the Lord our God,
listen to His voice,
and hold fast to Him.
For the Lord is our life and the length of our days.
In Him we find our hope and our future.
Let us worship the God who sets before us life--
the God who calls, who leads, and who blesses.
We choose the Lord our God.
We choose life.
Let us worship Him together.
 
The previous chapter finished with Paul expounding the realisation of our full potential as Christians.

In chapter 3 Paul really changes gear from expounding ideal Christian life to dealing with the actual reality of immature Christian life! His overall thrust in these verses, 1 Corinthians 3: 1-15, is to encourage growth. He uses 3 images in quick succession to get his message of growth across, firstly human development, secondly gardening, thirdly building.
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You can watch the recorded sermon here: https://youtu.be/5u4LbjHfPbw