1 Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
Paul begins hear by telling the people he came giving them the message of Christ crucified in plain and simple language. He might have been a well educated man but that was a hindrance to the people he was giving the message to. Paul was not interested in any ones standing in the community but only in the ones who believed or did not believe. The focus of his preaching and teaching to unbelievers was Jesus Christ, who paid the penalty for sin on the cross. Paul let them know that his fear and shaking were because of the seriousness of his mission. He had suffered and been imprisoned for preaching the Gospel but he wanted the people to know that he would not stop preaching and teaching as long as there were ones who wanted to here the Gospel. we can learn a lot from Paul about how important it is to get the message of Christ out to the people even today.