How to Kill a Church

How to Kill a Church • Matt Murphy • 8.20.23

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 NIV

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who in me through their message 21 that all of them , Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. John 17:20-21

10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be  in mind and thought. 1 Cor. 1:10

In the Corinthian church…….

The Party – “Straight From The ”

The Party – “We’ll Never Lose an .”

The Party – “Our Guy On .”

The Party – “Jesus Is On Our Side.”

1) Put Jesus at the center.

How to kill a church……

• Misplaced focus leads to quarrels…
• Quarrels lead to cliques…
• Cliques leads to division…
• Division kills churches…

How do you know Jesus is at the center?

• Adoration
• Authority

2) Make lots of room for differences.

3) Make zero room for division.