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This completed study of First Corinthians represents a little over four years of class sessions. It is not just an in-depth study, but the final product is as much a commentary of the letter as it is a guide for its teaching. This document can be used by the leader of an adult Sunday School class or small group, by anyone for individual study, or as a reference commentary of the epistle. We commend it to all those who hunger to know God’s word as thoroughly as His Spirit is willing to teach us. Our prayer is that it will bring glory to Christ Jesus as it edifies His body, the church.

Below are all the individual notes (PDF) and audio recordings for each session.

	Session (Most recent session at the top.)	PDF Notes	Audio Recording
	Session one hundred seventy (Last): A Handbook for Christians 1 Corinthians
	Session one hundred sixty nine: Goodbye—With a Warning and With Love 1 Corinthians 16:19-24
	Session one hundred sixty eight: Parting Exhortations 1 Corinthians 16:13-18
	Session one hundred sixty seven: The Best-laid Plans 1 Corinthians 16:5-12
	Special Devotional for Christmas 2021: In Him Was Life
	Session one hundred sixty six: A Special Offering 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
	Session one hundred sixty five: We Will All be Changed, part three 1 Corinthians 15:55-58
	Session one hundred sixty four: We Will All be Changed, part two 1 Corinthians 15:52b-55
	Session one hundred sixty three: We Will All be Changed, part one 1 Corinthians 15:50-52a
	Session one hundred sixty two: We Are Not What We Will Be, part two 1 Corinthians 15:44b-49
	Session one hundred sixty one: We Are Not What We Will Be, part one 1 Corinthians 15:44b-49
	Session one hundred sixty: Contrasting the Now to the Future 1 Corinthians 15:42-44a
	Session one hundred fifty nine: Difference 1 Corinthians 15:39-41
	Session one hundred fifty eight: New Life from Death 1 Corinthians 15:35-38
	Session one hundred fifty seven: What’s the Point?, part two 1 Corinthians 15:28-34
	Session one hundred fifty six: What’s the Point?, part one 1 Corinthians 15:28-34
	Session one hundred fifty five: The End of Death 1 Corinthians 15:25-28
	Session one hundred fifty four: Then Comes the End, part two 1 Corinthians 15:23-26
	Session one hundred fifty three: Then Comes the End, part one 1 Corinthians 15:23-26
	Session one hundred fifty two: The Inevitability of Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:20-22
	Session one hundred fifty one: The Necessity of Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15:12-19
	Session one hundred fifty: Even to Me 1 Corinthians 15:6-11
	Session one hundred forty nine: A Succinct Delivery 1 Corinthians 15:3-5
	Session one hundred forty eight: Holding Fast to the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-2
	Session one hundred forty seven: Being “Spiritual” is not Enough 1 Corinthians 14:36-40
	Session one hundred forty six: Decorum in the Assembly, part three 1 Corinthians 14:34-36
	Session one hundred forty five: Decorum in the Assembly, part two 1 Corinthians 14:34-36
	Session one hundred forty four: Decorum in the Assembly, part one 1 Corinthians 14:34-36
	Session one hundred forty three: Edifying Order in the Assembly, part two 1 Corinthians 14:26-33
	Session one hundred forty two: Edifying Order in the Assembly, part one 1 Corinthians 14:26-33
	Session One hundred forty one: Something the Spirit Can Work With 1 Corinthians 14:21-25
	Session One hundred forty: Not Childish, but Child-like 1 Corinthians 14:20
	Session One hundred thirty nine: Proper Balance, part two 1 Corinthians 14:14-19
	Session One hundred thirty eight: Proper Balance, part one 1 Corinthians 14:14-19
	Session One hundred thirty seven: Clarity, part two 1 Corinthians 14:10-14
	Session One hundred thirty six: Clarity, part one 1 Corinthians 14:6-9
	Session One hundred thirty five: The Greater Benefit 1 Corinthians 14:5
	Session One hundred thirty four: The Superiority of Prophecy 1 Corinthians 14:1-4
	Session One hundred thirty three: The Persistence of Love, part two 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
	Session One hundred thirty two: The Persistence of Love, part one 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
	Session One hundred thirty one: The Character of Love, part two 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
	Session One hundred thirty: The Character of Love, part one 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
	Session One hundred twenty nine: The Necessity of Love 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
	Session One hundred twenty eight: A Better Way 1 Corinthians 12:31
	Session One hundred twenty seven: A Rich Tapestry of Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:28-30
	Session One hundred twenty six: The Mystical Body 1 Corinthians 12:27
	Session One hundred twenty five: A Deeper Fellowship 1 Corinthians 12:25-26
	Session One hundred twenty four: The Sun and the Tree 1 Corinthians 12:20-24
	Session One hundred twenty three: Complementary Members 1 Corinthians 12:14-20
	Session One hundred twenty two: The Many into One–by the Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:12-14
	Session One hundred twenty one: A Few Gifts of the Spirit, part three 1 Corinthians 12:8-11
	Session One hundred twenty: A Few Gifts of the Spirit, part two 1 Corinthians 12:8-11
	Session One hundred nineteen: A Few Gifts of the Spirit, part one 1 Corinthians 12:8-11
	Session One hundred eighteen: United Diversity 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
	Session One hundred seventeen: Setting the Stage, part two 1 Corinthians 12:1-3
	Session One hundred sixteen: Setting the Stage, part one 1 Corinthians 12:1-3
	Session One hundred fifteen: Preventing Judgment, part two 1 Corinthians 11:30-34
	Session One hundred fourteen: Preventing Judgment, part one 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
	Session One hundred thirteen: Proclaiming the Lord’s Death 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
	Session One hundred twelve: A Decided Lack of Love, part two 1 Corinthians 11:20-22
	Session One hundred eleven: A Decided Lack of Love, part one 1 Corinthians 11:17-19
	Session One hundred ten: Self-evident Truths 1 Corinthians 11:13-16
	Session One hundred nine: Balance 1 Corinthians 11:11-12
	Session One hundred eight: Orderly Worship, part two 1 Corinthians 11:7-10
	Session One hundred seven: Orderly Worship, part one 1 Corinthians 11:7-10
	Session One hundred six: The Covering, part two 1 Corinthians 11:4-6
	Session One hundred five: The Covering, part one 1 Corinthians 11:4-5
	Session One hundred four: Preeminence 1 Corinthians 11:2-3
	Session One hundred three: The Balancing Act 1 Corinthians 10:29b-33 (11:1)
	Session One hundred two: Liberty, Edification, and Conscience, part two 1 Corinthians 10:27-29a
	Session One hundred one: Liberty, Edification, and Conscience, part one 1 Corinthians 10:23-26
	Session One hundred: We Are What We Eat, part two 1 Corinthians 10:18-22
	Session Ninety-nine: We Are What We Eat, part one 1 Corinthians 10:18-22
	Session Ninety-eight: The Fellowship Meal 1 Corinthians 10:14-17
	Session Ninety-seven: “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction,” part two 1 Corinthians 10:12-14
	Session Ninety-six: “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction,” part one 1 Corinthians 10:12-14
	Session Ninety-five: Heeding the Warning, part three 1 Corinthians 10:6-11 (1-11)
	Session Ninety-four: Heeding the Warning, part two 1 Corinthians 10:6-11
	Session Ninety-three: Heeding the Warning, part one 1 Corinthians 10:6-11
	Session Ninety-two: A Warning from the Past, part two 1 Corinthians 10:1-6
	Session Ninety-one: A Warning from the Past, part one 1 Corinthians 10:1-6
	Session Ninety: The Prize 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
	Session Eighty-nine: All Things to All Men 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
	Session Eighty-eight: In Imitation of Christ 1 Corinthians 9:19
	Special for Christmas 2019 They Need a Savior: The story of Harry the Angel
	Session Eighty-seven: Portrait of a Slave 1 Corinthians 9:16-18
	Session Eighty-six: Better for Me Rather to Die… 1 Corinthians 9:15
	Session Eighty-five: For Love 1 Corinthians 9:13-14
	Session Eighty-four: A Square Deal 1 Corinthians 9:11-12
	Session Eighty-three: A Share in the Produce 1 Corinthians 9:7-10
	Session Eighty-two: In the Dock 1 Corinthians 9:3-6
	Session Eighty-one: The Authenticating Seal 1 Corinthians 9:1-2
	Session Eighty: It’s Not About the Meat! part four 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 (12-13)
	Session Seventy-nine: It’s Not About the Meat! part three 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 (11)
	Session Seventy-eight: It’s Not About the Meat! part two 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 (8-10)
	Session Seventy-seven: It’s Not About the Meat! part one 1 Corinthians 8:7-13 (7)
	Session Seventy-six: One God, One Lord 1 Corinthians 8:4-6
	Session Seventy-five: The Root of Knowledge 1 Corinthians 8:1-3
	Session Seventy-four: The Old Ways, An Overview 1 Corinthians 8-10
	Session Seventy-three: Reviewing a Challenging Chapter 1 Corinthians 7:39-40 and Review
	Session Seventy-two: “A Notorious Crux” 1 Corinthians 7:36-38
	Session Seventy-one: Undivided, part two 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
	Session Seventy: Undivided, part one 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
	Session Sixty-nine: Discrepancies (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)
	Session Sixty-eight: Living in a Dying World 1 Corinthians 7:28-31
	Session Sixty-seven: Regarding Virgins 1 Corinthians 7:25-27
	Session Sixty-six: An Illustrative Interlude, part two 1 Corinthians 7:21-24
	Session Sixty-five: An Illustrative Interlude, part one 1 Corinthians 7:17-20
	Session Sixty-four: The Call to Peace 1 Corinthians 7:15-16
	Session Sixty-three: Whether to Stay or Leave 1 Corinthians 7:12-14
	Session Sixty-two: Breaking Faith 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
	Session Sixty-one: A Singular Devotion 1 Corinthians 7:8-9
	Session Sixty: Two Special Gifts 1 Corinthians 7:5-7
	Session Fifty-nine: A Reciprocal Union 1 Corinthians 7:2-5a
	Session Fifty-eight: An Idea Gone Bad 1 Corinthians 7:1
	Session Fifty-seven: Ultimate Lordship, part two 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
	Session Fifty-six: Ultimate Lordship, part one 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
	Session Fifty-five: Whither the Body? part two 1 Corinthians 6:13-14
	Session Fifty-four: Whither the Body? 1 Corinthians 6:12
	Session Fifty-three: In Name Only: part two 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
	Session Fifty-two: In Name Only: part one 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (Galatians 5)
	Session Fifty-one: Going Against the Grain 1 Corinthians 6:7-8
	Session Fifty: Finding the Right Judge 1 Corinthians 6:4-6
	Session Forty-nine: Trivialities 1 Corinthians 6:1-3
	Session Forty-eight: Cleaning House 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
	Session Forty-seven: Out With the Old… Back to the New 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
	Special for Christmas 2018 A Nazareth Model
	Session Forty-six: Assembling the Court 1 Corinthians 5:4-5
	Session Forty-five: Insidious “Tolerance,” part two 1 Corinthians 5:2-3
	Session Forty-four: Insidious “Tolerance,” part one 1 Corinthians 5:1-2
	Session Forty-three: Like Father, Like Son 1 Corinthians 4:17-21
	Session Forty-two: Loving Discipline 1 Corinthians 4:14-16
	Session Forty-one: A True Servant’s Heart, part two 1 Corinthians 4:11-13
	Session Forty: A True Servant’s Heart, part one 1 Corinthians 4:11-13
	Session Thirty-nine: Having Already Attained, part two 1 Corinthians 4:8-10
	Session Thirty-eight: Having Already Attained, part one 1 Corinthians 4:8-10
	Session Thirty-seven: Who do You Think You Are? 1 Corinthians 4:6-7
	Session Thirty-six: The Best Judge 1 Corinthians 4:3-5
	Session Thirty-five: From Field to Building to House 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
	Session Thirty-four: A Cosmic Possession 1 Corinthians 3:18-23
	Session Thirty-three: A Holy Temple, part two 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
	Session Thirty-two: A Holy Temple, part one 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
	Session Thirty-one: “Building Materials,” part three 1 Corinthians 3:10-15
	Session Thirty: “Building Materials,” part two 1 Corinthians 3:11-15
	Session Twenty-nine: “Building Materials,” part one 1 Corinthians 3:11-15
	Session Twenty-eight: Following the Blueprints 1 Corinthians 3:9-10
	Session Twenty-seven: In the Garden of the Lord 1 Corinthians 3:5-8
	Session Twenty-six: Babies, part two 1 Corinthians 3:2b-4
	Session Twenty-five: Babies, part one 1 Corinthians 3:1-3
	Session Twenty-four: Through Spiritual Spectacles 1 Corinthians 2:14-16
	Session Twenty-three: Made Supernatural 1 Corinthians 2:12-13
	Session Twenty-two: The Holy “Bathosphere” 1 Corinthians 2:9-11
	Session Twenty-one: The Key: The Essential Spirit 1 Corinthians 2:7-9
	Session Twenty: Listening to the Right Wisdom 1 Corinthians 2:6
	Session Nineteen: Power of God 1 Corinthians 2:3-5
	Session Eighteen: Just an Ugly, Clay Pot 1 Corinthians 2:2-3
	Session Seventeen: Testifying 1 Corinthians 2:1
	Session Sixteen: By His Doing 1 Corinthians 1:29-31
	Session Fifteen: Those Who are Not 1 Corinthians 1:26-28
	Session Fourteen: The Cleverness of God 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
	Session Thirteen: The Time Machine 1 Corinthians 1:19-21
	Session Twelve: Audacity 1 Corinthians 1:18-19
	Session Eleven: Emptying the Cross 1 Corinthians 1:17b
	Session Ten: The Call: Preach the Gospel! 1 Corinthians 1:13-17a
	Session Nine: Three Rounds from a Gatling Gun 1 Corinthians 1:13
	Session Eight: Misplaced Allegiance 1 Corinthians 1:11-12
	Session Seven: Church Unity 1 Corinthians 1:10
	Special for Christmas 2017 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
	Session Six: Following the Wisdom of Men 1 Corinthians 1:10
	Session Five: God’s Faithful Grace 1 Corinthians 1:6-9
	Session Four: Graces and Gifts 1 Corinthians 1:4-6
	Session Three: A Revealing Greeting 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
	Session Two: On Being a Church 1 Corinthians
	Session One: The People and The Place 1 Corinthians