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Stay the Way You Were Called 1 Corinthians 7.17-24 I once sat in an entranced audience as one of the leading comedians of the day told a very long, very funny, story. The story itself was clever, witty, and amusing in all sorts of ways; but what fascinated me was the way he would…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Thankful for God's Grace

by SPCK - N T Wright

Thankful for God’s Grace 1 Corinthians 1.1-9 It wasn’t long into the phone call before I noticed something different. It was the first time I’d spoken to this friend for some weeks, and whichever way the conversation turned, one name kept coming back. She and James had been talki…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The "Rights" of an Apostle

by SPCK - N T Wright

The “Rights” of an Apostle 1 Corinthians 9.1-12a One of the great moral gains of the second half of the twentieth century is the belief, shared by most people around the world, that all people are to be respected and valued. All people, not just some. Weak people, poor people, li…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Apostle's Freedom - to be Enslaved to Everyone

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Apostle’s Freedom – to be Enslaved to Everyone 1 Corinthians 9.19-23 One of the greatest thinkers and statesmen of the Roman world a century before Paul was Cicero. He was a sophisticated philosopher, a brilliant lawyer, a politician, and above all a passionate believer in th…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Christian Athlete

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Christian Athlete 1 Corinthians 9.24-27 Last night on the television news I saw a sight which might have been funny if it hadn’t been so revolting. People, it seems, are getting bored with ordinary sports and games; so someone has had the bright idea of persuading (and presum…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Collection and Paul's Plans

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Collection and Paul’s Plans 1 Corinthians 16.1-9 Advertisements in many cosmopolitan cities offer easy and efficient ways of transferring money from one part of the world to another. Many families are now divided by oceans; sometimes those who find work are able to support re…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Coming Day, the Coming Fire

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Coming Day, the Coming Fire 1 Corinthians 3.12-17 I love sightseeing around ancient ruins. Like many historians who have had the good fortune to travel round the ancient world, I have stood in the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, in the synagogue at Capernaum, in the Forum at Rom…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The First Exodus

by SPCK - N T Wright

The First Exodus 1 Corinthians 10.1-5 As you drive on the main road through central Northumberland, between Newcastle upon Tyne and the Scottish border, you see frequent signs saying things like ‘150 Accidents Last Year On This Road,’ and ‘Number of Speeding Fines Last Month: 37’…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Gospel of the Messiah

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Gospel of the Messiah 1 Corinthians 15.1-11 The old man made me a cup of tea, and took me through to his sitting room. ‘Now you must see this,’ he said, passing me a much-handled photograph album. ‘This tells you how we came here.’ The pictures told their own story. The happy…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Love that Stitches It All Together

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Love that Stitches It All Together 1 Corinthians 16.15-24 A young woman I met the other day was complaining about a new outfit she had bought at considerable expense in a fashionable store. She had worn it precisely once; and at the end of the evening she discovered that the …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Mystery and the Victory

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Mystery and the Victory 1 Corinthians 15.50-58 He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and we’re the guests. We’ve got to get it right.’ ‘No problem,’ he replied, and within three minutes had …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Need for Love and the Character of Love

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Need for Love and the Character of Love 1 Corinthians 12.31b-13.7 When people say, as they sometimes do, that Paul must have been a very difficult person to have around – that he seems to have been awkward, cantankerous, argumentative, and generally an unpleasant character – …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Powerful Message of the Cross

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Powerful Message of the Cross 1 Corinthians 2.1-5 Life is full of mystery. The deepest, richest and most complex theories that science can ever come up with only serve to highlight the fact that there is still a depth of mystery which goes way beyond it all. You can study bio…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Reign of the Messiah

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Reign of the Messiah 1 Corinthians 15.20-28 ‘The whole place is a mess. I want you to go in there and tidy it up.’ The chairman of the college council was appointing a new principal, and giving him his marching orders. The college had been in bad shape for a while, and the ti…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Responsibilities of Each Member

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Responsibilities of Each Member 1 Corinthians 12.21-26 Two weeks ago, I woke up in the night with sharp and throbbing toothache. Nobody who has ever had that experience will need to be reminded just how all-consuming such pain can suddenly become. I took some painkilling tabl…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Same Spirit at Work

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Same Spirit at Work 1 Corinthians 12.1-11 One of the most exciting experiences of my teenage years was playing in an orchestra at school. I had learned the piano for a year or two, but you normally play that without other musicians joining in. Now I began the trombone. Of cou…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Table of the Lord and the Table of Demons

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Table of the Lord and the Table of Demons 1 Corinthians 10.14-22 ‘Christianity’, declared the great Archbishop William Temple, ‘is the most materialistic of all religions.’ He had in mind the commitment of genuine Christianity to the faith that God really became human in Jesu…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Transformed Resurrection Body

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Transformed Resurrection Body 1 Corinthians 15.35-49 Imagine standing outside a car showroom, a hundred or more years from now. An advertisement has brought you and lots of others to see a new type of car. Different from all that went before, the slogan had said. ‘Looks prett…

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