The Message of the Cross

Read for This Week's Study: 1 Cor. 1:17-31, Col. 1:20, 1 Pet. 2:24, Acts 13:16-47, 1 Cor. 2:1-5.

Memory Text: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18, NIV).

The Question: What does a person do when what they imagined or hoped for ends up being quite different from the reality that they are experiencing?

The lesson this week asks us to look at the idea or concept that formed the main point of focus and emphasis the apostle Paul dwelt on as he ...