Corinth was the original “hot mess church.” Divisions, lawsuits, scandal, communion like a frat party, worship like a Red Bull kindergarten—yeah, they made today’s craziest charismaniacal freakshows look like Sunday naptime.
But Paul didn’t just yell “do better.” He kept pointing them back to the only thing that holds a church together: the cross of Jesus.
The cross isn’t just at the center of Christianity—it is Christianity.
This Sunday at NewChurch: 1 Corinthians Flyover.
Come hear how God takes a dumpster fire church (like Corinth… like us) and keeps it alive by the foolish power of Christ crucified and risen.
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Ever feel like you’re giving it your all, but nothing’s working?
Church hurt? Culture wars? Prayers bouncing off the ceiling?
Discouragement: 1. You: 0. That’s how Paul felt in Corinth. Until Jesus pulled a midnight mic drop: ‘Don’t be afraid. I am with you. I’ve got people in this city.’ Guess what? He still does.
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Paul stood on Mars Hill and told the intellectual elite, “What you worship as unknown, I proclaim to you.”
This week, we looked at that sermon — and yeah, we tied in Charlie Kirk’s assassination and what it means to be “Mars Hill brave” in our own cultural battleground.
“There’s no argument that can disprove truth, so the only response is always violence.”
“Only good people go to heaven — and there’s only one truly good person. His name is Jesus.”
Some mocked Paul, some delayed, a few believed. Same responses today.
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Athens had Zeus, Athena, and Apollo.
We’ve got money, sports, politics, and little glowing screens in our pockets.
Same idols. New packaging.
The problem? We don’t even notice them anymore.
Paul was disgusted. We’re entertained.
💥 “If idols don’t bother you, they’ll consume you.”
💥 “The scariest idol is the one that doesn’t bother us anymore.”
Want the truth? Don’t settle for what’s new when what you need is what’s true.
Catch the sermon from Acts 17:16–21 this Sunday.
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