Our culture seems to be increasingly divided in terms of religious and political beliefs.

Sadly, these divisions are also a reality in the church, even over issues of lesser importance.

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt podcast.

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In this message from 1st Corinthians, chapter 1,

Pastor David Platt points to Christ and his cross as the ground of the

Church's unity in the theme of the Church's proclamation. This is the first sermon

in a new series in which we will make our way through

the book of First Corinthians.

This letter from Paul to the Church at Corinth covers a wide range of important issues and

as we'll see the message of the cross though foolish

and offensive to the world is the very message the world and the church

desperately needs to hear. So here's David with a sermon from 1 Corinthians chapter 1.

If you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does you can look on with let me

invite you to open with me to 1st Corinthians

chapter one

feel free to use table of contents if you need to to find 1st Corinthians chapter one

let me also encourage you to pull out the notes that hopefully received when you came in on the back of that bulletin.

Today marks the conclusion of 40 days of prayer and fasting as a church during which we have meditated on a

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