-6, 13-15, 17; 14:34-35, NLT)(I Corinthians 12:1, 4-7, NLT)(I Corinthians 14:18-19, 22-25, Msg)(I Corinthians 9:19-23, Msg)Why Don't You Go to Church?1. There is no value in attending2. Churches have too many problems3. I don't have the time4. I'm simply not interested5. Churches ask for money too much6. Church services are usually boring7. Christian churches are irrelevant to the way I live8. I don't believe in God, or I am unsure that God existsHermeneutics 101:1. Don't take a verse/passage out of context2. Let the Bible interpret the Bible3. Determine what was cultural, and what is universalCultural/Biblical Background:1. Christian women were newly emancipated2. Women were teaching in other churches with Paul's approval3. Women could speak with Paul's approval4. Women were leading in other churches with Paul's approval5. Paul wasn't after a particular dress code6. The cultural significance of the “head”7. The cultural background of the city of Corinth8. The significance of women “speaking” in public9. Key universal issues: authority and respectSpiritual Gifts:1. Every Christian has been given at least one spiritual gift.2. A spiritual gift is a supernatural ability to develop a particular capability for the cause of Christ and the building of His church.3. There are all kinds of spiritual gifts4. Not everybody has the same gift or gift mix5. No one gift is better than another6. Gifts exist to serve the mission of the churchThe Corinthian Mess:1. They focused on a particular kind of gift and made it everything2. They were misunderstanding what that gift was for and how it was to be used3. It was freaking out spiritual explorers4. Paul told them to stop itFour Takeaways:1. Our new life in Christ should never prevent someone from evaluating their new life in Christ2. Spiritual gifts are not given for personal fulfillment but for the fulfillment of the mission3. We are to open the front door of the church as wide as possible by removing every barrier except the scandal of the cross4. That's how much you matter to GodIn Person:Sundays | 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m.(8335 Browne Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269)Online:Sundays | 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m., 1:30, 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. EST.Tuesdays | 12 and 7:30 p.m. EST.(Online Campus)