God’s Building

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

1. In your own words describe the Corinthians from what Paul has said so far.
2. How is the Gospel both milk and solid food?  How is this analogous to our ABC’s and language?  How does the Gospel find import into all of life?  Talk about some specific areas of life and how the Gospel reforms and reshapes them.
3. Talk about what it means to “act as mere men.”  What is meant here? (keep in mind that the Greek literally says, “are you not walking according to men?”  Contrast this to Galatians 5:16-26.
4. How are the “laborers” in this text characterized?  What do you learn about them and their roles both individually and as they relate to God and His “field”?  How have the Corinthians misunderstood the role of teachers in the local body? (keep in mind 1 Cor. 1:10-17; 2:10-16; 12:4-6 and 29)
5. How does God build His church?  What are some good evaluative questions to diagnose if it is being built well?
6. Pray for Lifeline and its leadership.  Pray that God would build His church and ask Him to show you how to contribute in the best way possible.

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