Feb 25, 2024
What Does a Resurrected Person Look Like? – I Corinthians 15:35-58
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: 1 Corinthians
Application & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What questions do you have about the resurrection and the life to come?
- How are we able to be certain that we will share in Christ’s resurrection?
- Why is a firm hope in the resurrection so necessary for living a faithful Christian life?
- What do you look forward to the most about heaven?
- What does it mean to be “steadfast, immovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord”? How is God helping you to live this out?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
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- Feb 25, 2024What Does a Resurrected Person Look Like? – I Corinthians 15:35-58Feb 25, 2024What Does a Resurrected Person Look Like? – I Corinthians 15:35-58By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What questions do you have about the resurrection and the life to come?
- How are we able to be certain that we will share in Christ’s resurrection?
- Why is a firm hope in the resurrection so necessary for living a faithful Christian life?
- What do you look forward to the most about heaven?
- What does it mean to be “steadfast, immovable, and always abounding in the work of the Lord”? How is God helping you to live this out?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 18, 2024Jesus is King – I Corinthians 15:21-34Feb 18, 2024Jesus is King – I Corinthians 15:21-34By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How does believing that you will one day be risen from the dead and live eternally with God change the way you live right now?
- Do you live with a willingness to take risks and suffer for the Gospel because of your hope in the resurrection and life to come?
- How can you protect yourself from false teachers who seek to confuse and mislead Christians away from believing in the resurrection and other essential truths?
- Why is the slogan of the world quoted by Paul in verse 32 not the way we should think as Christians?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 11, 2024The Necessity of the Resurrection – I Corinthians 15:12-20Feb 11, 2024The Necessity of the Resurrection – I Corinthians 15:12-20By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Why do we sometimes think of heaven as an eternally disembodied existence? Why is this not accurate?
- What do we notice about Jesus’ resurrected existence in Luke 24:30-43? What might this teach us about our own future resurrection?
- How often do you consider your own future resurrection? Why is this important to remember often?
- How might remembering your own future resurrection impact the way you live now?
- What does Paul mean in verse 19? Why is this true?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Feb 4, 2024A Reminder of the Gospel? – I Corinthians 15:1-11Feb 4, 2024A Reminder of the Gospel? – I Corinthians 15:1-11By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How would you summarize the Gospel message?
- What does it look like to “believe in vain” as we see mentioned in 15:2?
- What does it mean to say that Jesus’ death and resurrection are “in accordance with the Scriptures”? Why is this important?
- Why was it important that most of the witnesses of the resurrection were still alive at the time of Paul’s writing as we see in 15:6?
- Why is it essential that we believe that Jesus died for our sin and rose from the dead?
- Paul stated in verse 10 that he is what he is by the grace of God. How does God’s grace make you who you are?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Jan 28, 2024Final Instructions for Church Gatherings – I Corinthians 14:26-40Jan 28, 2024Final Instructions for Church Gatherings – I Corinthians 14:26-40By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Have you experienced church services that seemed chaotic and confusing? What made them feel this way?
- Why is Paul so concerned about church gatherings being orderly?
- From the description of church life in 14:26-32, are you surprised by the amount of participation that was potentially happening in church gatherings? How might this challenge us to pursue more participation in our gatherings?
- Why should we conclude that Paul is not commanding in 14:34-35 total silence for women in church gatherings but forbidding a certain kind of speech? (See I Corinthians 11:5.)
- Why does true spirituality believe the Bible? Do you acknowledge that Paul’s writings in the New Testament are God’s Word?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Jan 14, 2024Gifts that Build Up – I Corinthians 14:1-25Jan 14, 2024Gifts that Build Up – I Corinthians 14:1-25By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What spiritual gift do you wish you had? Why?
- How are you sometimes tempted to be self-centered when the church gathers in worship?
- Give an example of how someone has used his or her gifts to build you up in the faith?
- How are you seeking to use your gifts to build others up?
- What could we do as a church to help visitors clearly hear God’s Word when they are our guests in a worship service?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Jan 7, 2024The Way of Love – I Corinthians 13:4-13Jan 7, 2024The Way of Love – I Corinthians 13:4-13By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- How is the Biblical view of love different from our culture’s view?
- What do all the descriptions of love have in common with one another?
- Which description of love is most convicting to you? Why?
- Why is love a necessary virtue of the Christian? (See I John 4:7-10).
- What loving act of kindness can you do this week?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Dec 31, 2023Gifts Received are to be Poured Out in Love – I Corinthians 12:27-13:3Dec 31, 2023Gifts Received are to be Poured Out in Love – I Corinthians 12:27-13:3By: Ben LairamoreSeries: 1 CorinthiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Since all Christians are gifted and needed members of Christ’s body, what does this imply about how we should relate to one another?
- What are the different broad categories of gifts that we see God has given to the Church?
- What is the difference between a natural talent and a Spirit-given gift?
- How has God gifted you for serving others? How are you using your gifts to serve others?
- What is love? Why is it absolutely essential that love motivate the use of our gifts?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Dec 24, 2023The Incarnation – Philippians 2:5-11Dec 24, 2023The Incarnation – Philippians 2:5-11By: Ben LairamoreSeries: PhilippiansApplication & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- What part of Jesus’ incarnation is most mysterious or amazing to you?
- What question does Mary ask in Luke 1:26-35 that reveals how miraculous Jesus’ birth would be?
- Why did Jesus’ humble life defy the expectations of so many about the Messiah? (See Daniel 7:13-14).
- What does the incarnation teach us about what God values that is so different from what the world values? Does what you value look more like God or the world?
- What is the outcome of Jesus’ humble incarnation? (See Revelation 5:9-14).
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
- Dec 17, 2023The Body of Christ – I Corinthians 12:12-31Dec 17, 2023The Body of Christ – I Corinthians 12:12-31By: 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 recognize our spiritual connection with other believers?
- What are some overlooked or underappreciated gifts in the church that we actually need a whole lot?
- Are you ever wrongly tempted to think that the church does not need you or your gifts?
- Why is every member of Christ’s church important and needed?
- What does it look like to have the “same care for one another” (vs. 25)?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
