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Rich and Poor at the Table of the Lord 1 Corinthians 11.17-22 The school groundsman was working to get the sports field ready for the big match the next day. The same pitch had been used for both hockey and football, and he needed to be sure that it was now marked out afresh with…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Male and Female in the Worshipping Church

by SPCK - N T Wright

Male and Female in the Worshipping Church 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 Many years ago I was lecturing as a guest in a college in the United States. After my lecture I was told that several of the students had been studying St Paul; would I be happy to answer questions about particular p…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Do Everything to God's Glory

by SPCK - N T Wright

Do Everything to God’s Glory 1 Corinthians 10.23-11.1 Some birds seem to spend all day in tiny, small-scale activities. They busy themselves with making nests, grubbing for food, and squawking to each other within a small space. They seem to be severely practical: everything they…

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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 - Don't Make the Same Mistake Again!

by SPCK - N T Wright

Don’t Make the Same the Mistake Again! 1 Corinthians 10.6-13 We got on a bus in a strange city the other day, and to our horror it started to go in quite the wrong direction. Since we don’t speak much of the language it was difficult to ask other passengers, still less the driver…

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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 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 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 - Giving Up the Rights for the Gospel

by SPCK - N T Wright

Giving Up the Rights for the Gospel 1 Corinthians 9.12b-18 A haunting song by Joni Mitchell describes a clarinet player standing by the side of the road in a busy city. He wasn’t like ordinary buskers, playing mediocre music in a bored sort of way and hoping for enough small chan…

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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 - Respecting Weak Consciences

by SPCK - N T Wright

Respecting Weak Consciences 1 Corinthians 8.7-13 I never found out what had really been wrong, but it could have been serious. I was leading a party of walkers in the Scottish highlands, and we found ourselves high up among the crags when the mist came down. I got out the compass…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Meat Offered to Idols

by SPCK - N T Wright

Meat Offered to Idols 1 Corinthians 8.1-6 There is a restaurant in Rome which is built around the ruins of an old temple. Two of the pillars are still visible. The restaurant makes a feature of them, and is proud of the ancient origins of the building where they now serve excelle…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Divided Loyalties

by SPCK - N T Wright

Divided Loyalties 1 Corinthians 7.32-40 He came to see me both excited and distressed. He was one of the brightest students I had ever taught at that time; but he was also passionately involved in the plight of some of the poorest people in the world. Most of his fellow students …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - On Remaining Unmarried

by SPCK - N T Wright

On Remaining Unmarried 1 Corinthians 7.25-31 I remember a cartoon from my childhood days. A young man sits in an office. He is talking on the telephone, but standing beside him is a huge figure with a bristling moustache, staring at him angrily: obviously the boss. The young man …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Stay the Way You Were Called

by SPCK - N T Wright

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 - Marriage and Divorce

by SPCK - N T Wright

Marriage and Divorce 1 Corinthians 7.8-16 Divorce has swept the Western world like a plague. When I was young, nobody I knew, in our street, my school, anywhere, was divorced. There were occasional mentions of marriage breakdown well outside our close family and friends, but it w…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Life Within Marriage

by SPCK - N T Wright

Life Within Marriage 1 Corinthians 7.1-7 I was staying for a week in the suburbs of an American city where I hadn’t been before. I had some free time lined up, and after a long flight and many hours at a desk I fancied going for a good walk. I asked my host where he would recomme…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - What is the Body For?

by SPCK - N T Wright

What Is the Body For? 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 I once knew a student who never bothered to buy a screwdriver. He had a couple of knives that he used instead, one larger and one smaller; and most of the things he needed to screw or unscrew he could do quite well with the point of one…

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