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What I am saying is this: One of you says, 
"I belong to Paul," or 
"I belong to Apollos," or 
"I belong to Cephas," or 
"I belong to Christ."
Is Christ divided? 
Was Paul crucified for you? 
Or were you baptized in Paul's name? 
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.
1 Corinthians 1:2-15 CSB
Looks like there was drama in the church, and that was a big part of the reason for this letter. Paul didn't want to be, or even have his name caught up in it. And this is before Instagram and book deals and celebrity pastors...Paul is highlighting our propensity to elevate people, to follow the charismatic and powerful, to listen to the noise and expectations of our culture, and in that, risk losing sight of Jesus. 
As we head into this week may we be OK with being small. 
May we be OK without the stage, the accolades. 
Jesus simply called people to follow him. Where is it that he would lead us today?
May we be open to simply following Jesus.
#corinthians
#upsidedownkingdom
#followJesus

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