KINGDOM CULTURE | Remember Me

But what's happening in Corinth is what is supposed to bring God's people together is dividing them.

And remember, the letter of Corinthians was written as an answer to questions, and we don't know the questions.

We just got to try to figure the questions out.

You ready, Zef? Y'all got it? Raise your hand, will you, so we can get it to you.

And, uh, All right, y'all get it out, but keep listening to me.

Here's the verse.

Here's the verse.

It's chapter 11, verse 17.

And we can do that.

And the following direct is, I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

In the first, how would you like to go to church and it messed you up more than it helped you? And that's what Paul is saying.

Like, it's not, this is supposed to be sacred, this Lord's table, and it's just causing more problems.

In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you.

And all throughout 1 Corinthians, he talks about the desire for unity.

And to some extent, I believe it.

No doubt, there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.

So then when you come together, it's not the Lord's Supper you eat.

For you are eating.

Some of you go ahead with your own private suppers.

And as a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.

Don't you have homes to eat in and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not for this matter.

So let me pause there.

And they called these early gatherings love feasts.

And they would come together not just for communion but for a meal.

And they'd have a meal, and they'd sit, and they'd fellowship, and they'd gather, and it'd be a great time.