In this week’s message, Pastor Sonny addresses Apostle Paul’s rebuke of the Corinthian church for allowing social and economic divisions to distort the Lord’s Supper. Rather than reflecting Christ’s unity, wealthy members were overindulging while poorer believers were left hungry and shamed. Pastor Sonny explores how God can use church conflict to test and reveal genuine faith, challenging us to examine whether our responses to division build up or fracture the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:17–22
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.