08 August 2025
About the passage
Procedure, structure, guidelines should not be shunned. The Corinthians were misusing the Lord’s Supper. They had turned it into an occasion for everything but it’s original purpose. Paul directed the Corinthians not to allow the communion celebration to become a way to serving some and disgracing others.Rev. Gregory Dyson
Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership | Campus Pastor
17 But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together. 18 First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. 19 But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!
20 When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper. 21 For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk. 22 What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
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?