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    Apr 12, 2009

    The Power of the Cross

    Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

    Series:In the Shadow of the Cross

    Summary:

    The Power of the Cross Part 4 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 The cross is powerful because it contains a: •1. Saving Message In response to this message: Some dismiss it as absurd. Some embrace it as the answer. •2. Simple Message In light of its simplicity: Human wisdom denies it. God's wisdom is displayed in it. •3. Separating Message The gospel separates people into 2 categories: Those who reject it. Those who respond to it.

    Detail:

    The Power of the Cross

    Part 4

    1 Corinthians 1:17-25

     

    The cross is powerful because it contains a: 

    •1.      Saving Message

      In response to this message:

    • Some dismiss it as absurd.
    • Some embrace it as the answer.

    •2.      Simple Message

      In light of its simplicity:

    • Human wisdom denies it.
    • God's wisdom is displayed in it.

    •3.    Separating Message

       The gospel separates people into 2 categories:           

    • Those who reject it.
    • Those who respond to it.