Message Notes

Senior Sunday School 31 August 2025

Text: 1 Corinthians 1

Subject: “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:31

Lesson #8

26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.

27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,

29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.

30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

THE DOCTRINE OF GLORY

1. Glory of God

a) It is an attribute of God

b) His words and deeds reflect His glory

2. The glory of Man

a) Man desires glory

b) He promotes self-glory

c) Man’s search for glory:

i) Pride and arrogance

ii) He thinks of himself more highly than he should

THE HUMBLING REALITY

1. The calling of God to salvation

a) Not many wise

b) Not many mighty

c) Not many noble

d) The things which are not

2. God’s choosing

a) The foolish things of the world

b) The weak things of the world

c) The base things of the world

d) The despised things of the world

3. The things that Man glories in

a) The wise

b) The mighty

c) The things which are

4. Consequentially

a) No flesh should glory in His presence

b) Man is not saved by

i) Who he is

ii) What he has accomplished

EVERY BLESSING IN LIFE

1. It is found in the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:3-14)

2. Some blessings highlighted

a) Wisdom

b) Righteousness

c) Sanctification

d) Righteousness

3. He who glories

a) Let him glory in the Lord

b) Everything we have comes from the Lord

c) Everything we hope to see in the future also comes from the Lord