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Today’s sermon looks at the first 2 of 3 issues in corporate worship – 1) head covering, 2) holy communion, 3) use of spiritual gifts. Use of spiritual gifts will be covered in later sermons.

Worship is about honoring God, and the focus of worship should rightly be on Him.

The eating of meat sacrificed to idols was contentious in the Corinthian church. While such meat could be consumed if its origin was unknown, the apostle Paul absolutely forbade the consumption of such meat in the context of an idolatrous worship in a pagan temple.

The experience of failing is a wake-up call and Paul also warned the Corinthian church of their presumption and demanded their exclusivity.