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SUBJECT: The Word of the Cross READING: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 TEXT: "...the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God" (1:18). Introduction The phrase that sums up Paul's concept of the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is "the word of the cross." Three aspects of the word come to us from the cross of Christ: I. The Revelation of God to Man (1:18) 1) The Revelation of the Power of God (1:24) 2) The Revelation of the Wisdom of God (1:24) II. The Proclamation of God to Man (1:18) 1) Is Sometimes Offensive (1:23) 2) Is All Times Decisive (1:18) 3) Is Ofttimes Redemptive (1:24) III.. The Invitation of God to Man (1:18) 1) God's Pleasure (1:21) 2) God's Purpose (1:18) 3) God's Process (1:21, 24) Conclusion The invitation of God to man demands a verdict. If man believes, he is saved; if he rejects, he perishes. FROM DR. STEPHEN OLFORD-
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