Day 1: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

About the passage

This passage of Scripture is great because it talks about…calling! In the second verse of the first chapter of 1 Corinthians, the Apostle reminds the church in Corinth that they are to be sanctified: set apart for God’s unique purposes. He continues by reminding them they are called to be saints. Sometimes, I forget my calling. I think I’m called to be tired, or I’m called to be over busy, or I’m called to be frustrated and defeated. Actually, I do have a calling, and it is to be a saint! Consider: what are the things that contribute to you forgetting your calling? This passage also makes me think of 2 Corinthians 10:5.

Rev. Gregory Dyson

Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership | Campus Pastor

Day 1: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

¹ Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

² To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

⁴ I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— ⁶ God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. ⁷ Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. ⁸ He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Questions

What does the passage say? What is happening in the text?

How does this impact me? What is significant or noteworthy? 

What does this mean in my life? What does this mean to me?