1 Cor 4 (Nature of True Apostleship and Warning) by Albert Samuel Milton - WordofGod365.com

1. 1 Corinthians 4
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3. Typhoon-Haiyan

4. Philippines

5. Philippine Military

6. Local Workers

7. US Marines

8. US Marines

9. US Marines

10. Red Cross

11. To Serve

12. To Serve
• Red Cross, US Marines, Local Workers, Philippine
Military all were serving people who were affected. The
people don’t say we don’t want this group to serve us
and want that group. They receive any help with great
joy. Likewise, God sent His servants of God to serve and
each with unique gift and calling, true child of God
accepts all servants from God

13. 1 Corinthians 4:1
So look at Apollos and me as mere
servants of Christ who have been put
in charge of explaining God's
mysteries.

14. 1 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be
found trustworthy.
Now, a person who is put in charge as a
manager must be faithful.

15. Noah Preached for 120 yrs only 8 people
were saved (Gen 7:13) - Faithful

16. Peter and John preached the Gospel message
and 5000 men believed (Acts 4:4) - Faithful

17. ENTRUST
Assign the responsibility for doing
something to (someone).

18. ENTRUSTED by God
• God has given me the responsibility of serving his
church by proclaiming his entire message to you.
Colossians 1:25
• By God's grace and mighty power, I have been
given the privilege of serving him by spreading
this Good News. Ephesians 3:17
• But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it
for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord
Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News
about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:24

19. Organizational Chart

20. 1 Corinthians 4:3
I care very little if I am judged by you or by
any human court; indeed, I do not even
judge myself.

21. Human Opinion for Trash Can

22. I do not even judge myself 1 Cor 4:3
• We can judge ourselves of any conscious sin and set
things right with God and with men.
• We cannot judge ourselves of any unconscious sin.
But, as we grow in Him, God will give light then we will
set things right and progress towards perfection till
Christ appears.
• But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like
him, for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2

23. 1 Corinthians 4:4
My conscience is clear, but that does not make
me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
My conscience is clear, but that doesn't prove
I'm right. It is the Lord himself who will examine
me and decide.

24. Our Lord Jesus Said
1) Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind.
2) Love your neighbor as yourself.
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LOVE

25. Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For
some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a
result, their faith has been shipwrecked. 1 Timothy 1:19

26. How God Judges
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God sees heart and judges
God judges any hidden things
God judges our motives
God judges our thought life
God judges our intentions
God judges our private life
Also, God judges our fruit

27. Can we judge others ?
Don’t Judge, but Judge
• Do not judge Matthew 7:1
• By their fruit you will recognize them. Matthew 7:16
• 1 Corinthians 5:12,13 It isn’t my responsibility to judge
outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge
those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge
those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You
must remove the evil person from among you.”

28. Don’t Judge, But Judge
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Heart
Hidden things
Motives
Thought life
Intentions
Private life
By their fruit you will recognize them

29. Church with Carnal Christians do not care about
sin, but care only about number of people
• Even though I am not with you in person, I am
with you in the Spirit. And as though I were
there, I have already passed judgment on this
man. 1 Corinthians 5:3
• Corinthians did not judge based on fruit but
based on what they think, showed favoritism
and partiality which is not of God.

30. Hebrews 10:25
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as
some people do, but encourage one
another, especially now that the day of his
return is drawing near.

31. 1 Corinthians 4:5
So don't make judgments about anyone ahead
of time--before the Lord returns. For he will
bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal
our private motives. Then God will give to each
one whatever praise is due.

33. 1 Corinthians 4:6
Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos
and myself to illustrate what I've been saying. If
you pay attention to what I have quoted from
the Scriptures, you won't be proud of one of
your leaders at the expense of another.

34. Mark of True Christian –
Receives Everything From God
• Corinthians needed Apollo, Paul
and Peter, not just one.
• Today, we need all the servant of
God, everyone have unique
purpose in the body of Christ.

35. Paul – Planting (Evangelism)

36. Apollo – Watering (Teaching)

37. GOD HAS BEEN MAKING IT GROW!!!

39. 1 Corinthians 4:7
For what gives you the right to make such a
judgment? What do you have that God hasn't
given you? And if everything you have is from
God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

40. What do you have that God hasn't
given you?
• Color
• Appearance
• Birth Place and Parents
• Fruits
• Talents and Spiritual Gifts
• Knowledge and Wisdom
Do not be proud or boast about anything, God is source

41. 1 Corinthians 4:8
Already you have all you want! Already you have
become rich! You have begun to reign--and that
without us! How I wish that you really had
begun to reign so that we also might reign with
you!

42. To the Church in Laodicea
You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and
do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that
you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Revelations 3:17

43. 1 Corinthians 4:9
For it seems to me that God has put us apostles
on display at the end of the procession, like
those condemned to die in the arena. We have
been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to
angels as well as to human beings.

44. Last and First
• Apostles were last in the eyes of the world but
first in the Kingdom of God!
• Apostles were poor, humiliated and weak in
the eyes of the work. But, Rich, Blessed and
Strong in the eyes of God because they
depend on Him and He is their source!

45. 1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has placed in the church first of all
apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then
miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of
guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.

46. 1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in
Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are
honored, we are dishonored!
Our dedication to Christ makes us look like
fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We
are weak, but you are so powerful! You are
honored, but we are ridiculed.

47. 1 Corinthians 4:11
To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we
are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are
homeless.

48. Carnal Christian vs. Spiritual Christian
• Carnal Christian want to appear great in this world and
tolerate sin by accepting and approving it.
• Spiritual Christians are willing to appear weak and fools
in the eyes of people and will not tolerate sin, because
they know the price paid on the cross and will not
receive grace in vain.
• If we are under grace then sin shall not rule over us.

49. 1 Corinthians 4:12
We work hard with our own hands. When we
are cursed, we bless; when we are
persecuted, we endure it;

50. Paul - Tentmaker

51. Discipline
I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to
do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after
preaching to others I myself might be
disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27

53. Finished the Race
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

59. 1 Corinthians 4:13
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We
have become the scum of the earth, the garbage
of the world--right up to this moment.

60. 1 Corinthians 4:14
I am writing this not to shame you but to warn
you as my dear children.

61. Teacher works for salary

62. Dad Loves and Cares

63. 1 Corinthians 4:15
Even if you had ten thousand guardians in
Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in
Christ Jesus I became your father through the
gospel.

64. 1 Corinthians 4:16, 17
Therefore I urge you to imitate me. For this
reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son
whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will
remind you of my way of life in Christ
Jesus, which agrees with what I teach
everywhere in every church.

65. 1 Corinthians 4:18,19
Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were
not coming to you. But I will come--and soon--if
the Lord lets me, and then I'll find out whether
these arrogant people just give pretentious
speeches or whether they really have God's
power.

66. 1 Corinthians 4:20
For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it
is living by God's power.

67. 1 Corinthians 4:21
What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a
rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with
a gentle spirit?

68. Father Also Uses Rod –
But in love and care

69. But everyone who hears these words of mine and
does not put them into practice is like a foolish man
who built his house on sand. Matthew 7:26

70. "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice is like a wise man who
built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24
Built On The
ROCK

71. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing
and perfect will. Romans 12:2