1 Corinthians 10 - Outline

v1-5

Israel had many of the same standings that we do, and many of them fell

v6-12

the things that happened to Israel were for an example and warning to us, to not do the same things

v13

God will always make us a way of escape

v14-23

we can't serve God and idols at the same time

v24-33

we should do everything not for ourselves, but for others and for the Lord

Matthew 22:23-46 - Outline

v23-28

the Sadducees' ignorant error, about the Bible and the power of God

v29-33

Jesus' astonishing doctrine, about the resurrection

v34-40

the two "new" commandments of love

v41-46

an answer from God, to end all questions

I am not eloquent

Exodus 4

v12

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

If we're afraid we won't be able to speak well, we shouldn't let that stop us from going out and preaching the gospel to people, and encouraging them to grow in Jesus. We should trust the Lord to be with us and enable us, just at the right time, to speak the way that He wants us to.

2 Samuel 13 - Key

v3

But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.

We should be careful who our friends are.

2 Samuel 12 - Key

v20

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

When a bad situation is over, we should get back up and go on. Even if we've done really bad things before, and if really bad things have happened to us and to others around us, there is a time to let it go. Once we have done everything that we can do about it, and it is over, we should forget about it and go back to worshiping the Lord and serving Him..

Proverbs 24:16

For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

1 Corinthians 9 - Key

v27

But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Paul was a good example, in that he avoided being a hypocrite. While Paul was helping instruct others in the right way to go, he was making it an even higher priority to maintain self-control in his own life.

Application

Galatians 6:1

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Before I go talk to somebody that I have a conflict with, I'll pray, and I'll determine to just listen, peacefully. I'll make sure to be gracious and not respond the wrong way to them (angrily, arguing, etc.), even if they keep responding the wrong way to me.

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1 Corinthians 9 - Outline

v1-2

proof that Paul is an apostle

v3-14

Paul had the right to stop working and just live off of preaching the gospel, if he chose to

v15-18

Paul preached the gospel without charge because he chose to

v19-23

becoming all things to all people, so he could save some of them

v24-27

avoiding hypocrisy by exercising his own self-control, while preaching to others