The Church in the Kingdom: Set Apart and Strengthened
September 16, 2009 · Filed Under Sermon Study Guides, Sermons
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
- What did you learn about the setting in Corinth? How does the context of Corinth shed light onto the content of Paul’s letter?
- Read Acts 18:1-17. What do you learn about Paul, Corinth and his relationship to the culture and community there?
- Read through 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and note every time that Christ is referenced. What is attributed to or associated with Christ in this section? Why do you think Christ so dominates the beginning portion of this particular letter?
- What should be your response when you recognize sin in your own life? What would be inappropriate ways to react after you have realized the presence of sin? Why would these ways be counterproductive?
- Grace certainly deals with sin and the guilt that stems from it but how does grace deal with more than guilt? Respond to this idea, “if you had never sinned, you would still need grace.” What are the practical implications of this idea?
- What is the biblical doctrine known as the “perseverance of the saints”? How does the doctrine of eternal security relate to the perseverance of the saints? What is the personal and practical impact of this doctrine? What other scriptures teach this doctrine?
- Ask the God to have His Holy Spirit direct your prayer time. Pray for things like:
- the growth in holiness of our church and its attendees
- the continued equipping of our body with the tools and gifts necessary to be the kind of church that moves the kingdom forward
- hearts that rest and work with knowledge that God is faithful to preserve us and make our lives perseverant
- restraint to keep our church from being swept up in our culture like Corinth was theirs
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