““LIVE, LOVE, LEARN, LEAVE A LIVE, LOVE, LEARN, LEAVE A LEGACY”LEGACY”

1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-151 CORINTHIANS 3:1-15

SEPP BLATTER SEPP BLATTER VV RHODA!RHODA!

• Sepp under investigation of Sepp under investigation of C.I.A.C.I.A.• Rhoda under investigation of Rhoda under investigation of H.S.H.S.• Sepp – inglorious 17 years of Sepp – inglorious 17 years of F.I.F.A.F.I.F.A.• Rhoda – glorious years with J.C.Rhoda – glorious years with J.C.• Sepp – resigns Presidency of Sepp – resigns Presidency of F.I.F.A.F.I.F.A.• Rhoda – resigns life for J.C.Rhoda – resigns life for J.C.

LETTER TO LETTER TO CORINTHIANS CORINTHIANS

CHAPTER 3:1-15CHAPTER 3:1-15• Corinthian problem: Corinthian problem: childishnesschildishness• Paul’s solution: grow Paul’s solution: grow up!up!• Example 1: Mums & Example 1: Mums & BabiesBabies• Example 2: Example 2: Foundations & 1Foundations & 1stst floor floor

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1-4 But for right now, friends, I’m completely 1-4 But for right now, friends, I’m completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You’re acting like infants in other and with God. You’re acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I’ll nurse than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I’ll nurse you since you don’t seem capable of anything you since you don’t seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything’s going your way? When one only when everything’s going your way? When one of you says, “I’m on Paul’s side,” and another of you says, “I’m on Paul’s side,” and another says, “I’m for Apollos,” aren’t you being totally says, “I’m for Apollos,” aren’t you being totally infantile?infantile?

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5-9 Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, 5-9 Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.which we are working.

1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-15159-15 Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. 9-15 Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house.

Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.

CRY BABY CHRISTIANS (VV.1-4)

•Physical signs: Physical signs: dependent; dependent; living on milk.living on milk.•Spiritual signs: Spiritual signs: complaining & complaining & comparingcomparing•Ex. Growing up Ex. Growing up (Psalm 131:1-3)(Psalm 131:1-3)

BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS (VV.5-9)

•Human: reward Human: reward on resultson results•God: reward on God: reward on resolveresolve•Ex. Grace Ex. Grace (Matthew 20:1-(Matthew 20:1-19)19)

INSURANCE (VV.10-15)

•Physical: High Physical: High quality materials quality materials guaranteeguarantee•Spiritual: Poor Spiritual: Poor quality materials quality materials insecure insecure •Ex. Building Ex. Building permit permit

1. LIVE1. LIVE• Food, clothing, shelter, Food, clothing, shelter, financial well-being, financial well-being, health. health. • ‘‘I will not be mastered by I will not be mastered by anything.’ (1 Corinthians anything.’ (1 Corinthians 6:12) 6:12) • Example: Charles KennedyExample: Charles Kennedy• Following a post-mortem Following a post-mortem examination, "a examination, "a consequence of his battle consequence of his battle with alcoholism".with alcoholism".

2. LOVE2. LOVE• The need to love is our The need to love is our social need to relate to social need to relate to other people, to belong, other people, to belong, to love and to be loved.to love and to be loved.• ““Love is patient… “ Love is patient… “ (1 (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)Corinthians 13:4-7)• Example: Developing Example: Developing musclesmuscles

3. LEARN3. LEARN• The need to learn is our The need to learn is our mental need to develop and mental need to develop and to grow.to grow.• For the LORD gives For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and come knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs understanding. (Proverbs 2:6)2:6)• ‘‘In seed time learn, in In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter harvest teach, in winter enjoy’- William Blakeenjoy’- William Blake

4. LEAVE A 4. LEAVE A LEGACYLEGACY

• Legacy is our need to have Legacy is our need to have a sense of purposea sense of purpose• Purpose: the reason for Purpose: the reason for which something Is created which something Is created •When you eat or drink or When you eat or drink or do anything else, always do anything else, always do it to honour God. (1 do it to honour God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)Corinthians 10:31)• Ex. Billy GrahamEx. Billy Graham

HOPE FOR SEPP HOPE FOR SEPP BLATTER = JOHN BLATTER = JOHN

PROFUMOPROFUMO• Rhoda’s next six months +Rhoda’s next six months +• Sepp’s next six months …Sepp’s next six months …• John Profumo: From Public John Profumo: From Public Scandal to Private ServiceScandal to Private Service• If what has been built If what has been built survives, the builder will survives, the builder will receive a reward (v14)receive a reward (v14)• This is the first day of the This is the first day of the rest of your life…rest of your life…