1 Corinthians 16: Grow Up & Support ☧'s Body, Brother Apollos

Rev. Gregory Alms, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Catonsville, Maryland, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study 1 Corinthians 16.

“Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.” After everything he’s written in response to the pro-Apollos faction in Corinth, why would Paul want Apollos of all people to go back? Paul shows in his final chapter that Christ’s Spirit makes us “grow up” and put childish divisions behind us. Spiritual maturity means humbly following others’ examples of love and service, not childishly acting like we’ve invented our own brand of Christianity. Offerings collected in worship to support the international church are not an optional afterthought, but a celebration of our one baptism into Christ.