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August 24, 2009 08:54 AM PDT

Christianity through the ages has had its struggles to resist cultural influences. The Christians in Corinth had their work cut out for them. Their background in a pagan saturated community had introduced some non-christian attitudes and practices. Paul exhorts them to resist the tendency to try to elevate oneself over other Christian family members.

While 1 Corinthians 12 has rightly been the subject of studies of spiritual gifts and the importance of using gifts to benefit the church, this chapter also is about affecting the community at large. This lesson explores the ideas of the gifts and emphasizes the importance of keeping a proper perspective on individual gifts as a means to unity among the body of Christ as they sought to have an impact on their city and community.

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This podcast features sermons presented at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These messages are offered as a resource for spiritual instruction and encouragement.

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The podcasts you will find here are mostly sermons I have preached at Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These are posted for the benefit of exploring the wonder of God’s word in scripture. No claims are made as to my own expertise as a scholar or authority. These audio presentations are not edited. They will often include a side comment or reference to a Powerpoint slide or handout. They will occasionally include a statement or an aside comment which might need clarification or even correction. I frequently find that if I listen to my own sermons I wince at the choice of words or wish I had elaborated on something so as not to be misleading or inaccurate. Bottom line: “it is what it is”. These are sermons to encourage one to study on their own, draw ones' own conclusions. Finally my own efforts serve well to point out the frail human condition of any of those of us who call ourselves, “preachers”. We paint a target on our chests every time we publicly proclaim God’s word. We are usually our own fiercest critics. Like Paul, we embrace the fact that “we know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified….and we stand before you in weakness and in fear and much trembling….my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit of power that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” 1 Cor. 2:2-5 ESV and a little paraphrasing of my own. — Gary Cleveland

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