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1.1, verse 17.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel.

And not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

What a powerful verse.

Paul just summarizing what Jesus sent him to do.

And obviously, and we know this from 1st Corinthians chapter 1, verse 1,

Paul was unique and that he was an apostle of God, but there's a

sense in which this same thing here in 1st Corinthians 1 could be said of every follower of Jesus.

Christ has sent us to preach the gospel, to proclaim the good news of his love in Christ, not with words of

eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Like, you think about it.

How often do you maybe not share the gospel because you think, oh, I might mess it up.

I might not say things right or I just, I can't share it as good as other people.

Like I think about this person or that person, that pastor, like, they know how to say this.

Like, they've got better words. I'm just,

I'm just not like that. Like, don't think that. Don't think that for a second. That's the beauty

of the gospel. It has power in it. Like, God created you. You sin against God. God has sent his son to pay the price for your sin.

He's died and rose from the grave. You turn from your sin and trust in him. As Savior and Lord of your

life, you will be forgiven of your sin and reconciled to God forever.

Like just the pure basic gospel has power.

You share that it has power to save people's lives for all of eternity.

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