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Ecclesia PrincetonAuthor: Ian Graham
Ecclesia is a new church trying to live out the way of Jesus in Princeton, NJ. We pray this teaching from our life together invites you to love Jesus and people more deeply and to embrace the full life that Jesus offers each one of us. Grace and peace to you.Thank you for listening to our podcast. For more information, please visit www.ecclesianj.com. Language: en-us Genres: Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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1 Corinthians 1 [Season One]- 1 Cor. 1:18-2:5- Ian Graham: The Foolishness of God
Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
Power is getting cheaper, faster, and more automated, and that should make us uneasy. We start with a surprising bridge between AI fears and ancient Scripture: if an AI system can pursue a “good” goal in a destructive way, what does that reveal about the way humans chase wisdom and control? From there we step into 1 Corinthians and let Paul draw a bright line between the wisdom of the world and the wisdom of God revealed in Christ crucified.We talk about why the cross sounded like nonsense in the first century, why it still confronts our instincts today, and how it refuses to stay in a small “religion” compartment of life. We also wrestle with the kind of people God calls, why early critics mocked the church as unimpressive, and what it means when modern church attendance trends toward the educated and socially stable while the poor and overlooked are missing. That tension forces an honest question: are we building a comfortable club, or living a gospel that is genuinely good news to the oppressed?We end with Paul’s own confession about preaching in weakness, not relying on superior speech but on a demonstration of the Spirit’s power. The invitation is simple but demanding: stop patching Jesus onto a scattered life and receive a coherent way of being shaped by the cross, where boasting fades and grace becomes real. If this challenged you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review with the line that hit you hardest.Support the show
