TODAY’S MANNA THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018. TOPIC:- BEWARE OF PROFANITY

TODAY’S MANNA

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

TOPIC: BEWARE OF PROFANITY

TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-22

I) THE KEY VERSE: 
“What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not” (1 Corinthians 11:22).
2) THE TEXT:

(I CORINTHIANS II: I7 – 22 KJV) 
“11:17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
11:18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
11:20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
11:21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
11:22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.”
3) THE MESSAGE:
i) In this passage, Apostle Paul offers a glimpse into 

a) how the early Church celebrated the Lord’s Supper. 

b) He expressed concerns also about unbecoming manners in the Corinthian church on how they observed ordinance. 

c) Finally, he lamented the absence of unity and solemnity in their midst. 

He could not commend them. 
ii) Hundreds of years earlier, God had also spoken through Prophet Hosea about the lacklustre worship the nation of Israel gave Him, despite all the good He had done to them. 
iii) God is not interested only in our large assemblies; more than that, He is eager to know the content and quality of our worship. To be precise, He calls for a celebration of holiness when we gather to adore His holy name. 
iv) When our religious meetings are characterised by sinful traits, then we are not different from the world. 
v) The world exhibits carnality, division and promiscuity at its convocations. 
vi) But believers are called out of the world to display a higher level of spiritual comportment that befits holy gathering unto the Lord. 
vii) Believers should ensure solemnity in their gatherings such as wedding, naming and burial ceremonies, as God would not brook any blemish. 
viii) When we come together in the name of the Lord, we should conduct ourselves in a way that will promote unity among brethren and grateful spirit unto the Lord.
4) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 
Let all things be done decently and in order.
5) BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: 

PSALM 108-110

Good morning😁😁😁