The Apostle Paul addresses the issues surrounding the Corinthian church; he uses the example of Paul verse Apollos

Paul reminds them that you can’t boast of gifts given to you…you didn’t derive it on your own, it was given to you by God…

- Look at some of the comparisons Paul mentions:

• Apostles were like men sentenced to death; spectacles to the world, angels, and men, v. 9
• Verse 10: Corinthians were wise, Apostles were fools

Corinthians were wise, Apostles were fools

Corinthians were strong, Apostles were weak

Corinthians were held in honor, Apostles held in disrepute

• Verse 11: Apostles were hungry, thirsty, poorly dressed, buffeted, and homeless
• Verse 12: labored w/hands; reviled, persecuted, slandered

This is the opposite of what leaders today aspire

Scriptural references : 1st Corinthians 4 : 6-13, John 3:25-27, Acts 18:1-2, 1st Corinthians 9:3-14, Deuteronomy 25:4, 1 Timothy 5:18