CONTENTS

1. Preface
2. Appendix
3. 1 Corinthians: Introduction
4. Opening Greeting and Prayer (1 Corinthians 1:1-9)
   1. Starting with Spiritual Riches: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
5. Rebuking Divisions and Folly (1 Corinthians 1:10–3:23)
   1. How to Split a Church: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
   2. The Foolishness of the Cross: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
   3. The Hidden Depths of God . . . Revealed!: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
   4. Cure for Divisions: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
6. Correcting Ills and Immorality (1 Corinthians 4:1–6:20)
   1. Corrections from a Faithful Father: 1 Corinthians 4:1-21
   2. How to Handle a Scandal: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
   3. To Sue or Not to Sue?: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
   4. My Body and Me: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
7. Strengthening Family and Fellowship (1 Corinthians 7:1–10:33)
   1. Advice on Marriage Matters: 1 Corinthians 7:1-16
   2. Getting the Most from Our Lot in Life: 1 Corinthians 7:17-40
   3. “Meating” in the Middle: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
   4. Sacrificing Rights for Rewards: 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
   5. Careful Steps to Our Ultimate Objective: 1 Corinthians 10:1-33
8. Ordering Church and Worship (1 Corinthians 11:1–14:40)
   1. Of Hair and Hats: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
   2. The Lord’s Supper Now and Then: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
   3. One Body, Many Members: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
   4. Love: The Greatest of All: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
   5. An Answer to Charismatic Confusion: 1 Corinthians 14:1-40
9. Concerning Death and Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-58)
   1. The Most Important Point of All: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
   2. Living in the Light of the Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34
   3. Our Future Bodies: 1 Corinthians 15:35-49
   4. The Greatest Mystery Ever Told: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
10. Concluding Instructions and Warnings (1 Corinthians 16:1-24)
    1. Antidotes to the Poison of Parochialism: 1 Corinthians 16:1-12
    2. Standing Firm to the End: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24
11. 2 Corinthians: Introduction
12. The Crucial Concerns of Ministry (2 Corinthians 1:1–3:18)
    1. Unraveling the Mystery of Suffering: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
    2. In Defense of Integrity: 2 Corinthians 1:12–2:4
    3. Confusing Pardon with Probation: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
    4. What’s That Smell?: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
    5. A New Covenant Kind of Ministry: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18
13. The Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 4:1–5:21)
    1. Powerful Preaching in Pitiful Pots: 2 Corinthians 4:1-12
    2. The Right Focus: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18
    3. Hope beyond the Hearse: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
    4. Crazies for Christ: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
14. The Realistic Portrait of Ministry (2 Corinthians 6:1–7:16)
    1. The Brutal Realities of Ministry: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
    2. Good Relationships and Bad Partnerships: 2 Corinthians 6:11-18
    3. Reverence for God, Respect for Others, Relief from Distress: 2 Corinthians 7:1-7
    4. Reproofs unto Repentance: 2 Corinthians 7:8-16
15. The Self-Sacrificial Ministry (2 Corinthians 8:1–9:15)
    1. Making Good Sense with Our Dollars: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
    2. Fanning the Financial Flame: 2 Corinthians 8:10-24
    3. The Trip to Bountiful Giving: 2 Corinthians 9:1-6
    4. Ministry through Giving: 2 Corinthians 9:7-15
16. The True Apostolic Ministry (2 Corinthians 10:1–13:14)
    1. In Defense of Paul’s Ministry: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18
    2. Not All “Ministries” Are Ministries: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15
    3. The Flip Side of Fruitful Ministry: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33
    4. Gloves of Grace for Handling Thorns: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
    5. Honesty Wrapped in Humility: 2 Corinthians 12:11-21
    6. Passing the Test of Faith: 2 Corinthians 13:1-14
17. Notes