Thy Strong Word From Kfuo Radio

A crucified Savior? To a world looking for impressive signs and persuasive wisdom, the message sounds absurd. Paul puts that very message at the center of God’s saving work and asks the Corinthians to reconsider what makes someone wise, powerful, or worth following. God chooses the weak and despised, brings human boasting to nothing, and gives sinners everything they need in Christ: righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.  The Rev. John Lukomski, pastor emeritus and co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study 1 Corinthians 1:18–31. What happens when Christians turn their pastors into rival teams, take one another to court, and leave their neighbors hungry at the Lord’s Supper? Corinth gives Paul plenty to write about. Questions about marriage, meat sacrificed to idols, spiritual gifts, and the resurrection bring the apostle into the daily life of a church struggling with pride and division. Through it all, he keeps bringing them back to Christ crucifi