2026-03-08 Myth Busters by The Rev Anders Edstrom
About this episode
The episode discusses the contrast between human wisdom and the message of the cross during the Third Sunday of Lent.
This is the Third Sunday of Lent, as we continue the Sermon Series titled “Letters from CELL 92, Lent with Bonhoeffer” from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Human wisdom versus the cross 18 The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are being destroyed. But it is the power of God for those of us who are being saved. 19 It is written in scripture: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will reject the intelligence of the intelligent. 20 Where are the wise? Where are the legal experts? Where are today’s debaters? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish? 21 In God’s wisdom, he determined that the world wouldn’t come to know him through its wisdom. Instead, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of preaching. 22 Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, which is a scandal to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. 24 But to those who are called—both Jews and Greeks—Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom. 25 This is because the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 26 Look at your…
People in this episode
Host: Anders Edstrom
Topics covered
- Lent
- Sermon Series
- Christianity
- Wisdom
- Faith
Keywords
- 1 Corinthians
- Bonhoeffer
- Greenfield Presbyterian Church
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Letters from CELL 92, Lent with Bonhoeffer, 1 Corinthians 1:18-
Places: Berkley, MI
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