Dec 10, 2023
One Spirit – I Corinthians 12:1-11
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: 1 Corinthians
Application & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord?
- What gifts has the Holy Spirit given to you? How are you using your gifts for the common good?
- Have you ever used a God-given gift from selfish motives or selfishly wished you had another’s gift?
- What gifts are we possibly tempted to over-focus on?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
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- Dec 10, 2023One Spirit – I Corinthians 12:1-11Dec 10, 2023One Spirit – I Corinthians 12:1-11By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord?
- What gifts has the Holy Spirit given to you? How are you using your gifts for the common good?
- Have you ever used a God-given gift from selfish motives or selfishly wished you had another’s gift?
- What gifts are we possibly tempted to over-focus on?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Dec 3, 2023The Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 11:17-34Dec 3, 2023The Lord’s Supper – I Corinthians 11:17-34By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why is the Lord’s Supper so important and valuable to us as Christians?
- As we celebrate the Lord’s Supper together, what is usually on your mind? What emotions do you usually feel? Why?
- How might we be tempted to take the Lord’s Supper in a way that dishonors the Lord and the intended purposes of the meal?
- How do the corrections of the Apostle Paul in today’s passage fit well with the consistent theme in I Corinthians that we embody the self-giving love of our Lord towards one another.
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Nov 26, 2023Head Coverings? – I Corinthians 11:2-16Nov 26, 2023Head Coverings? – I Corinthians 11:2-16By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What does it mean to say that the husband is the head of his wife? Why is this not merely a social convention?
- Why is it important for men to be masculine and for women to be feminine? What gender distinctions are often blurred in our culture?
- Husbands, how can you sacrificially love and lead your wife?
- Wives, how can you respect and help your husband?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Nov 19, 2023Following Paul’s Example – I Corinthians 10:23-11:1Nov 19, 2023Following Paul’s Example – I Corinthians 10:23-11:1By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 Corinthians
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What should you consider to be more important; your rights and freedoms or what will profit and build others up? (See I Corinthians 13:5, Romans 15:2, and Philippians 2:4.)
- Where do you need to consider what is best for others instead of simply considering what you have the right or freedom to do?
- What questions could you ask yourself if you are not sure if you should do something or not?
- Why is living for the glory of God necessarily linked together with living for the good of others? (See Matthew 22:36-40.)
- Paul encourages the Corinthians believers to imitate him as he imitates Christ. This teaches us the importance of Christian role models. Do you have a Christian role model? If yes, who? Are you a Christian role model for anyone else?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Nov 12, 2023Learning from the Past – I Corinthians 10:1-22Nov 12, 2023Learning from the Past – I Corinthians 10:1-22By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why is it so important that we see the poor example of Israel and learn from it?
- What parts of Israel’s poor example are most convicting to you?
- Paul makes clear that idolatrous false religion is demonic. How have you seen this to be true?
- What does it look like to “flee from idolatry” in our own context?
- How do the warnings and assurances of scripture work together without contradiction?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Nov 5, 2023RUN TO WIN! – I Corinthians 9:24-27Nov 5, 2023RUN TO WIN! – I Corinthians 9:24-27By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why does the Christian life require discipline and self-control?
- What does it look like to live aimlessly and without self-control as a Christian?
- In what area of your life do you need more discipline and self-control?
- What is the imperishable prize that we run for?
- How does the hope of this prize motivate you to be disciplined?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Oct 22, 2023Free of Charge – I Corinthians 9:1-18Oct 22, 2023Free of Charge – I Corinthians 9:1-18By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What reasons does Paul give for why he and anyone who serves faithfully in the Gospel ministry should be paid for their work? (See also I Timothy 5:17-18.)
- What difficulties might arise if a church refuses to support those who faithfully lead in ministry?
- Since Paul was such an advocate for paying those who devote their lives to the Gospel ministry, why does he reject to be paid for his own work?
- Is there an area where the Lord may lead you to sacrifice a seeming “right” of yours in order to better live for the benefit and salvation of others?
- How can we give away the Gospel as radically as possible?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Oct 15, 2023Do NOT Be a Stumbling Block – I Corinthians 8:1-13Oct 15, 2023Do NOT Be a Stumbling Block – I Corinthians 8:1-13By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What does the statement “knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” mean? How does this statement challenge you?
- What does it mean to be a “stumbling block” to another Christian?
- How might love compel you to be sensitive to the conscience of other believers?
- How can you seek to “build up” a fellow believer this week?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Oct 8, 2023Undivided Devotion – I Corinthians 7:25-40Oct 8, 2023Undivided Devotion – I Corinthians 7:25-40By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why does our passage see singleness as a useful tool for living with an undivided devotion to the Lord?
- How do verses 29-31 challenge you? What changes might these verses lead you to make in your life?
- What examples of undivided devotion to Christ have you seen that encourage you?
- In what way are you tempted to become too absorbed in this world?
- How can we live with an awareness that the time to serve Christ is very short?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Oct 1, 2023Bloom Where You are Planted – I Corinthians 7:17-24Oct 1, 2023Bloom Where You are Planted – I Corinthians 7:17-24By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why is circumcision no longer required for Christians?
- What physical changes are Christians tempted to trust in today in order to make them feel more spiritual?
- How have you been tempted to put your trust in a change of external circumstances rather than the Lord?
- Is it surprising to you that Paul tells bondservants not to be concerned about this? In order to live this out, what perspective is needed? (See I Corinthians 7:31)
- Why is human status irrelevant in God’s Kingdom? How does this encourage you?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
