[Sunday] Precious Trials - Rise
Written By Cris Escher
Questions for the Week
What is your greatest hope in life? When have you failed to achieve that hope?
Read 1 Peter 1:1-9. What is the hope for you that Peter talks about?
How is the hope of Jesus’ resurrection different from other hopes you have in your life?
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Though spiritual gifts can be as confusing as an Icelandic sign, Paul unveils that they are not for individual showmanship, but for a selfless love that makes the entire body whole.
A dispute over food sacrificed to idols ultimately reveals that Christian freedom is not for boasting, but for humbly building up others through love.
Instead of treating the body as a means for selfish gain, Paul's message points to a greater purpose where our bodies are made into a holy dwelling for God himself.
Amidst the noise of sin and the inevitability of death, Paul's final revelation is that Christ's resurrection is the event that transforms chaos into a unified, new, beautiful life.