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Podcast: Robert Lewis Sermons
Episode: Something Better to Boast About
Description: Guiding Question
Is your spiritual pride keeping you from needing a Savior?
Summary
Dr. Lewis walks listeners through 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 and 6:9–11, exposing our pride and self-sufficiency. He highlights how God intentionally chooses “the foolish, weak, and despised” to shame the world’s strong and proud. Using vivid biblical examples (Corinthian slaves, thieves, adulterers, homosexuals) and contemporary illustrations (a homecoming queen realizing a humble girl has what money can’t buy), he challenges us to consider: What blocks us from embracing God on His terms? Pride or self-righteousness?
Then, through 1 Corinthians 1:30, Dr. Lewis shows how Christ becomes wisdom from...