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1 Corinthians 1:27 · BSB
1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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…has given more dignity to women than any other. I don't have time to go through all that this morning, but let me just mention how God works from1 Corinthians 1, verse 27. Here's what the apostle Paul wrote. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame the…
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…Jesus Christ. You and I, we have no reason to boast other than in God through Jesus Christ, as we praise and give him glory. As Paul proclaimed in1 Corinthians 1, verse 27, But God has chosen us, the foolish things of the world, to shame the wise. God has chosen the weak things of the world, the shame, the things…
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…are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised. . . [in order to] nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God” (1 Cor. 1:27–29). And if that sounds familiar, it's because it comes from 1 Corinthians 1. The Lord takes the meager things, the small things, and turns them into…
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…are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised. . . [in order to] nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God” (1 Cor. 1:27–29). And if that sounds familiar, it's because it comes from 1 Corinthians 1. The Lord takes the meager things, the small things, and turns them into…
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…service, I can do this with you. Look at 1 Corinthians chapter 1. Uh, this is such a great and powerful statement that the Apostle Paul makes here.1 Corinthians chapter 1, verses 26 through 31. Um, it goes like this for consider your calling, brethren, that were uh that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not…
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…more able than you. In fact, God says that He chooses the weak and the foolish things so that He might confound the wise in the eyes of the world (1 Cor. 1:27). I guess that's another explanation why you [were chosen] over somebody else. Because you're weak and foolish and stupid and simple and unable and…
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…anaerobic people. It's for people like Mary Magdalene, people like John, and Peter. People like you and me. Easter is about unlikely people.1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 27says this, but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise. But that's not all. They're not just unlikely and unusual people. They…
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…experience anything bad, God must be punishing me. God says, I have accomplished my greatest feat through what appeared to be the greatest defeat.1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 27and 28. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God chose what is…
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…brush that blows around the desert that God said, hey, if I can use this to call you, I can use anything. This is exactly what Paul says right?1 Corinthians 1:27, "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." Do you know what…
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…was not the cream of the crop. This literally was the leftovers that had already been picked over. Which actually makes a lot of sense. Because in1 Corinthians 1, verses 26 through 31, and I'll read it to you, it kind of makes sense of why Jesus chose this ragtag group of 12 guys. 1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 26, it says,…
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…the decisions for. Paul comes pretty close in 1 Corinthians, but I don't think you're actually going to find this answer satisfying either. See,1 Corinthians 1, verses 26 to 31, he's addressing a church that's full of pride, so proud and arrogant that they're actually abusing each other within the context of the church.…
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…of nothing. But yet they were, hey, naked, blind, headed to destitution. Destitute. That didn't even know it. Now I want you to watch this. Look at1 Corinthians 1, verses 26 through 27. I think I have it there, Jason. Here's what he says. For you see your calling, brethren. Not many wise, according to the flesh. Not many, what?…
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…Christ in unexpected places to unexpected people. So this is part of his mission strategy. Unexpected places to unexpected people. Paul wrote in1 Corinthians 1, verse 27, God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. Paul and his companions shared…
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…why would God do it this way? Well, let me give you a little hint as to His purposes. Turn over in your Bible, if you will, to 1 Corinthians 1.1 Corinthians 1, verse 27 through 31. Here is the apostle teaching the believers in Corinth some of the basic principles about God in His dealing with us. There in verse 27, he says,…
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…of his soul's condition. I think also of this business of who God calls. Turn over in your Bible just for a moment to 1 Corinthians chapter 1.1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 26 through 29. The church at Corinth was a church that was full of people that had a fairly inflated view of themselves. Hello? Let me give you a couple hints of…
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…to show up in your life, you and I, ordinary, so that he can do some extraordinary things in our lives. Boy, that's good. I want you to see this in1 Corinthians chapter 1, verses 26 through 29. We see that. For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God…
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