Consider Your Foundation

What foundation are we building our lives upon? This powerful exploration of 1 Corinthians chapters 1-3 challenges us to examine whether we're constructing our faith, families, and ministries on human wisdom or divine truth. The message confronts a critical issue that plagued the Corinthian church and still threatens believers today: the temptation to follow personalities, clever methods, and worldly strategies rather than Christ crucified. We're reminded that the New Testament church isn't an organization built through marketing tactics and entertainment, but an organism grown by the Spirit of God. The text reveals how some believers were boasting in following Paul, others Apollos, and still others Peter—dividing the body over human leaders rather than uniting under Christ. This speaks directly to our modern tendency to build ministries around charisma, intellect, and earthly success metrics. The core truth is sobering: God considers the wisdom of this world foolishness, and He uses what the world calls foolish to shame the wise. True humility doesn't promote itself or rely on fame, fashion, fortune, or human acumen—it promotes Jesus Christ alone. As we move through 2026, we're called to surrender our own ideas and methods, recognizing that unless the Lord builds the house, we labor in vain. The question isn't whether we have gifts—Scripture assures us we're not lacking in any gift—but whether we're using those gifts with pure motives rooted in the gospel foundation.