Hope in The Word 1 Corinthians 9:15-27

Hope Church continues our new series of Podcasts "Hope in the Word". Today we look at 1 Corinthians 9:15-27. People share what they learn from this passage and their experiences.  Nigel prays and Faith reads the passage for us.

15 But ^cI have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writingthese things to secure any such provision. For I would rather diethan have anyone ^ddeprive me of my ground for boasting. 16 For if Ipreach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For^enecessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of myown will, I am still entrusted with ^fa stewardship. 18 What then ismy reward? That in my preaching ^gI may present the gospel free ofcharge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

19 For ^hthough I am free from all, ⁱI have made myself a servantto all, that I might ^jwin more of them. 20 ^kTo the Jews I became asa Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as oneunder the law (though not being myself under the law) that I mightwin those under the law. 21 To ^lthose outside the law I became ^masone outside the law (not being outside the law of God but ⁿunderthe law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 ^oTo theweak I became weak, that I might win the weak. ^pI have become allthings to all people, that ^qby all means I might save some. 23 I do itall for the sake of the gospel, ^rthat I may share with them in itsblessings.

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only onereceives ^sthe prize? So ^trun that you may obtain it. 25 Every^uathlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive aperishable wreath, but we ^van imperishable. 26 So I do not runaimlessly; I ^wdo not box as one ^xbeating the air. 27 But I disciplinemy body and ^ykeep it under control,² lest after preaching to others^zI myself should be ^adisqualified.