Sermon: The Foolishness of Paul

1Cor. 2:1 And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
1Cor. 2:2 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
1Cor. 2:3 I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
1Cor. 2:4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
1Cor. 2:5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

The theme over the last couple of weeks has been foolishness. We first began with the foolishness of the cross. Next we moved on to the foolishness of the church. And finally, this week we will look at the foolishness of the messenger, the Apostle Paul.

This is not Paul making fun of himself or his work. But rather wanting to make a important point. And his point can be clearly seen in verse 5 => so that your faith would rest on the power of God.