1 Corinthians 11-16

The West Houston and Sugar Land Bible Studies studied the book of 1 Corinthians, chapters 11-16 in the Fall of 2013 and Spring of 2014. Links to notes for each lesson are in the table below.

Schedule

1 Corinthians Theme: ‘The correction for contamination and confusion
in the church is a concentration on Christ leading to personal holiness’or

Purging the World from the Church

‘We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.… For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve…. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.... Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body…. So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.’ (1 Cor. 1:23-24; 15:3-5; 6:11, 19-20; 10:31 ESV).

A Proposed Chronology of Paul's Life

Lesson	West Houston	Sugar Land	Lesson Title	1 Corinthians
18	September 3, 2013	September 5, 2013	A Second Look at First Corinthians	1:1-11:1
19	September 18, 2013	September 20, 2013	Headship Issues	11:2-16
20	October 1, 2013	October 3, 2013	The Lord's Supper	11:17-34
21	October 15, 2013	October 17, 2013	Spiritual Gifts 101	12:1-7, 11
22	October 29, 2013	October 31, 2013	Members of One Body	12:12-26
23	November 12, 2013	November 14, 2013	A Closer Look at Spiritual Gifts	12:8-10, 27-31a
24	December 3, 2013	December 5, 2013	A Still More Excellent Way	12:31b-13:7
25	December 17, 2013	December 19, 2013	Love Never Fails	13:8-13
			********WINTER BREAK********
26	January 27, 2014	January 29, 2014	Spiritual Gifts Edify the Church	14:1-12
27	February 4, 2014	February 6, 2014	A Requiem for Tongues	14:13-25
28	February 18, 2014	February 20, 2014	Order in the Church!	14:26-40
29	March 4, 2014	March 6, 2014	Just the Gospel Facts, Ma'am	15:1-11
30	March 18, 2014	March 20, 2014	Yes Virginia, There Is a Resurrection	15:12-28
31	April 1, 2014	April 3, 2014	Resurrection Bodies	15:29-49
32	April 15, 2014	April 17, 2014	Sing a Song of Victory!	15:50-58
33	April 29, 2014	May 1, 2014	Apostolic Planning	16:1-12
34	May 13, 2014	May 15, 2014	The Communion of the Saints	16:13-24

The above notes are excerpted from commentaries listed in the Schedule. They have been organized and edited together into a composite narrative, but they do not represent original material, phraseology, or ideas. I am indebted to the cited authors for their careful exegesis and explanation of the original and English texts of 1 Corinthians. DSB