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“Learning From Bad Examples!”

Explore the Bad Examples Hall of Fame through insights from 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, reflecting on Israel's advantages, cravings, idolatry, immorality, impatience, and grumbling. Learn to be a good example, avoid pitfalls like pride, and trust in the Lord's guidance. Reflect on how even the worst examples, like Israel, can teach us valuable lessons in our journey of faith.

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“Learning From Bad Examples!”

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  1. “Learning From Bad Examples!” 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

  2. If we were to construct a Bad Examples Hall of Fame…

  3. Purpose: to learn from the bad example of Israel

  4. I Israel Had ADVANTAGES (vv 1-5) A. Israel Had God’s Guidance (v 1)

  5. Cloud by day… pillar of fire by night… There was no doubt God was leading them on their journey…

  6. I Israel Had ADVANTAGES (vv 1-5) A. Israel Had God’s Guidance B. Israel Had God’s Deliverance

  7. What a sight this must have been to behold!

  8. I Israel Had ADVANTAGES (vv 1-5) A. Israel Had God’s Guidance B. Israel Had God’s Deliverance C. Israel Had God’s Provisions D. Israel Did NOT Have God’s Approval

  9. A person can be actively involved in a church, a good citizen, engaged with their community and by the world’s standards good as good can be; yet…

  10. II Israel Did What We MUST NOT (vv 6-10) A. Craved Worldly Things

  11. What of our cravings? The more we have the more we want and material things become gods!

  12. Luke 12:15 “…watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

  13. II Israel Did What We MUST NOT (vv 6-10) A. Craved Worldly Things B. Idolatry

  14. Remember the golden calf episode? Idolatry comes from the root word of idol. By definition idolatry is…

  15. Today, we are tempted to hold our jobs, houses, cars, families in high esteem…

  16. II Israel Did What We MUST NOT (vv 6-10) A. Craved Worldly Things B. Idolatry C. Act Immorally

  17. Sexual sin will ALWAYS take a person out of step with God’s approval!

  18. II Israel Did What We MUST NOT (vv 6-10) A. Craved Worldly Things B. Idolatry C. Act Immorally D. Test the Lord

  19. Pivotal word here is impatient – their timetable was quicker than God’s…

  20. II Israel Did What We MUST NOT (vv 6-10) A. Craved Worldly Things B. Idolatry C. Act Immorally D. Test the Lord E. Grumble

  21. People who find little if anything else to do but complain are out of step with God…

  22. III Israel is GOOD as a BAD Example (vv 11-13) A. Be a Good Example

  23. “Know history and make it! No history and repeat it!”

  24. III Israel is GOOD as a BAD Example (vv 11-13) A. Be a Good Example B. Take Heed

  25. Pride is a pitfall… Let the self-confident take heed, lest they too fall!

  26. III Israel is GOOD as a BAD Example (vv 11-13) A. Be a Good Example B. Take Heed C. Trust in the Lord

  27. God will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are personally able to bear. We have His Word!

  28. “Some of the best leadership examples I received as a young officer were from terrible officers. I mean, absolutely morally bankrupt officers who had no redeeming qualities…” Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

  29. Conclusion and Summary Even the worst examples (such as Israel) can be used to accomplish the purposes of Christ if we, the people of Christ will carefully and faithfully learn good from bad examples!

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