THE PRIMARY ROLE OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL: 1 Corinthians 1:14-17


OUTLINE

I. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF A SERVANT OF CHRIST IS NOT TO BAPTIZE (vv. 14-17a)

II. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF A SERVANT OF CHRIST IS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL (v. 17a)

III. HOW MUST A FAITHFUL SERVANT PREACH THE GOSPEL? (v. 17b)

IV. WHY MUST A SERVANT OF CHRIST PREACH THE GOSPEL PLAINLY? (v. 17c)

QUESTIONS FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION

1. What does Paul thank God for in verse 14? How does verse 15 clarify why Paul gave thanks for this? What can we learn from verse 16?

2. According to verse 17, what had Christ sent Paul to do? Do you think Paul means to belittle water baptism here, or does he have something else in mind? What do you think Paul means by “Not with eloquent words of wisdom”? How would this lead to “the cross of Christ [being] emptied of its power”?

Ekklesia Muskogee is a reformed baptist church that gathers for worship in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We confess the 1689 second London baptist confession of faith. We affirm the five solas of the Reformation as well as the doctrines of grace (otherwise known as the five points of Calvinism), and each of our pastors would not be ashamed to be called a Calvinist. We are a church led by elders, of which there is a plurality (also called pastors and overseers in the Scriptures). Our mission is to make disciples, love cities, and plant churches.