5/7/10: 1 Corinthians 9:15-27

Time: 15 mins

Main Idea: It is not our present

What I learned about God: God's eternal love for us is truly shown through His great sacrifice

Summary: This is part of Paul's 1st letter to the church in Corinth. Paul first explains how he would rather die than not being able to spread the love of Jesus that he received. He feels it is his duty to share the love that he received from Jesus. He then presents that even though he is free from sin, he puts himself as a servant to God so that he will be able to spread the news of Jesus. He then inputs that if you want to appeal to a certain crowd, you must become like them whether it is becoming poor or becoming outside the law to reach those people in need. Paul then says how we must practice the act of self-control so that we may be training for the moments in which Jesus will give us an opportunity of sharing the good news.

Application: Well this is the 2nd time I've read this verse through KCM. I think just having this insight must be very important for missions. I finally see the true meaning of Paul's words in that it isn't our present to give. It is only our job to spread the good news of Jesus with people that don't know His love. We must be willing to sacrifice ourselves in order to join the people in which we don't anything about. We don't have missionaries bring over people of India or Uganda or Japan to learn the Gospel in America as if we we're some school. We ourselves must go into their land, become like them, so that we can symbolize God coming into a foreign environment and show them God's love as He did for us. He came into a dark world in order to share of His love and share His kingdom to those who love. In my life, I must not be the whining shekki that I have been most of my own life, but instead I must give my life unto God and just know that I am doing all this because while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore I must sacrifice my own life in service to Him.

Money Owed: 9 dollars

-Andrew Park