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1 Corinthians 11:17-34
“throughout the cities of the
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world… barbarians, Greeks,
nomads, vagrants, herdsmen…” “Multitudes
are embracing the new
religion!”
Source: R.Coleman Master Plan of Discipleship, p.32
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 BIG Cultural Barriers
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nor
Greek,
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 Social Roles Toppled
the apostles…
neither
slave nor
 Gender Roles Toppled Romans 16:7
free man, there is
 Massive Persecution
neither male nor
 No Armies, Swords… female; for you are
all one in Christ
 No Advertising Agencies
Jesus. Galatians 3:28
 Informal Organization

Not Automatic (1 Cor.11:17f)
“But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you,
because you come together not for the better but for
the worse.”

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v.18 First, I hear that there
are divisions among you
when you meet as a church,
and to some extent I believe
it .
v.19 But, of course, there
must be divisions among
you so that you who have
God’s approval will be
recognized .
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Not Automatic (1 Cor.11:17f)
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
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“When you come
together as a church…”

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Koinonia
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were
continually
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devoting
themselves
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to “Make
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teaching
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breaking
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of bread
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33 So, my dear
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brothers and sisters,
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world.
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Corinthians 11:29
meet together.
23-26 For I received from the Lord that which I also
delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in
which He was betrayed took bread;
and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said,
"This is My body, which is for you; do this in
remembrance of Me.“
In the same way He took the cup also, after supper,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do
this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.“
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you
proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
 Remembering Christ’s Death on the Cross.
 Appreciation and worship.
 Rejecting “ME FIRST”.
 Our Basis for Koinonia.
 Proclaiming our unity.
1 Cor. 10:16-17 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless
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body
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15:12
for we all partake of the one bread.
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“Multitudes
are embracing the new
religion!”
Source: R.Coleman Master Plan of Discipleship, p.32