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Why o to Church?The people of a church make up Gods family.

Do you "oo' %or$ard to going to church? Do you have a sense that you are parto% something g"o&a" and much &igger than your o$n interests? @ave you"earned to sense God!s presence among his peop"e and to understand him&etter as you re"ate to others $ho "ove him? This study $i"" e)p"ore theseuestions.

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[Q] Read # Corinthians #(4HK. Aame a"" the $ays in this passagethat 1au" mentions esus Christ as our %ocus.

[Q] @o$ did 1au" %ee" a&out other Christians?

Leaders Note:e thanked God for them !ecause they "ere recipients of Gods #race$%ust as he "as (v. &).

[Q] Read # Corinthians #(#=H8#. What o%ten divides us in our churches?

[Q] What is the so"ution to divisions2 according to this passage?

Leaders Note:'n attitude of humility to"ard one another.

Teaching "oint two: We overcome divisions by seeing Christ and his mission asmore im"ortant than our "references-

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Why o to Church?The people of a church make up Gods family.

Do you "oo' %or$ard to going to church? Do you have a sense that you are parto% something g"o&a" and much &igger than your o$n interests? @ave you"earned to sense God!s presence among his peop"e and to understand him&etter as you re"ate to others $ho "ove him? This study $i"" e)p"ore theseuestions.

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1eop"e use many e)cuses %or not going to church. 6ut in # Corinthians 82 1au" gives the &estreason o% a"" %or attending church( The temp"e o% God is ho"y2 $hich temp"e you are 78(#9.God!s temp"e is the peop"e $ho &e"ong to him. Thus2 $hen you meet $ith %e""o$ &e"ievers as achurch2 God is present,in the same specia" $ay God inha&ited the ho"y temp"e o% the B"d

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Teaching "oint one: ,ur attitude toward Christ directly affects our attitude towardother Christians-

Teaching "oint two: We overcome divisions by seeing Christ and his mission asmore im"ortant than our "references-

Teaching "oint three: We overcome divisions by reali.ing our wisdom is limited-

[Q] Which o% the %o""o$ing do you thin' are va"id points o% disagreement in a church(

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0s $e gather together as the temp"e o% Christ &ecause his Spirit "ives in us2 $e shou"d &e"oo'ing %or $ays to ease each other!s &urdens rather than adding to them.

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2se 0our Body to 3onor odou "ere !ou#ht "ith a price.

0 popu"ar phrase is2 t!s my &ody2 !"" do $hat $ant $ith it. 6ut %or the

Christian2 that!s not true. First Corinthians > te""s us that $e have &een&ought $ith a price,the very cost"y price o% Christ!s &"ood. There%ore $hat$e do $ith our &odies shou"d re%"ect our "ove and devotion to him. Thisstudy $i"" investigate ho$ to do this.

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1 Corinthians: Basic Christian Living # !tudy *#& 2

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Note to leader: At the beginning of the class, provide each person with the Participants Guideincluded at the end of this stud!

/ou are a comp"e) &eing. /ou are &ody and sou". Bne o% the heresies that p"agued the ear"y

church $as that mind and spirit $ere the important parts o% a human &eing. The &ody $asseparate and unimportant2 so God didn!t care $hat you did $ith your &ody. From thisvie$point2 it didn!t matter $hat one did regarding se)2 since se)ua" acts $ere pure"y physica"and there%ore unimportant. 1eop"e e)press the same opinion today. They say2 % it %ee"s good2do it. t!s -ust physica" %un.

1au" says this vie$ is a"" $rong( Ao$ the &ody is N %or the Lord2 and the Lord %or the &ody7>(#89. @e points out that since you!re "in'ed to Christ2 $hat you do a&out se) &ecomes terri&"yimportant. /ou don!t have the right to give your &ody %irst to one person and then to another.

/our &ody a"ready &e"ongs to Christ. @is @o"y Spirit "ives inside your &ody 7>(#K9. God e)pectsyou to en-oy se)2 &ut on"y according to his design( in the conte)t o% marriage.

6ut appropriate se)ua" &ehavior isn!t the on"y issue here. @o$ a&out appropriate eating2appropriate e)ercise2 appropriate medica" care,and using your &ody to per%orm actions that

p"ease God? /our &ody &e"ongs to him.

(iscussion )uestions:

[Q] n $hat $ays does $hat you do $ith your &ody a%%ect your mind and your spirit?

[Q] @o$ do Christians -usti%y their sin today? What 'ind o% e)cuses do you hear?

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Teaching "oint one: The sin ' commit in my body affects the whole church-

We tend to thin' o% the sins $e commit $ith our &odies as private2 yet such sins have thepotentia" o% a%%ecting the $ho"e church. That!s o&vious to see in situations $here church "eaders%a"". 6ut i% $e ignore God!s prompting in one area o% our "ives2 it!s &ound to a%%ect the otherareas. So i% the individua" mem&ers o% a church are arrogant and re%use to con%ess andrenounce their sin2 ho$ can God &"ess and use the church as a $ho"e? We may %ee" that $e aregetting a$ay $ith it %or a $hi"e2 &ut eventua""y $e!"" pay the price.

Read # Corinthians 3.

[Q] Why do you thin' the Corinthian church not on"y ignored &ut $as proud o% the &"atant sinmentioned at the &eginning o% chapter 3?

Leaders Note:*vidently they thou#ht they "ere so spiritual that it didnt matter

"hat they did "ith their !odies.

[Q] What do you thin' 1au" meant $hen he to"d them to turn this man over to Satan?

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the aim that the man$ desperate not to !e shut out of thevital church community$ "ould !e shocked !ack to his senses.-

[Q] @o$ might this man!s sin have a%%ected the $ho"e church? @o$ does the yeast e)amp"ehe"p descri&e this?

[Q] What is to &e the di%%erence in our standard %or ho$ $e treat the sins o% Christians andnon*Christians according to verses KH#8?

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[Q] @o$ does the "a$suit issue re"ate to the rest o% the chapterconcerning $hat $e do $ith our &odies?

[Q] 1au" says that the $ic'ed $i"" not inherit the 'ingdom o% God 7v. K9. @o$ shou"d $e chec'our o$n hearts to ma'e sure $e $i"" not &e counted among the $ic'ed?

Teaching "oint three: 'f ' dont master my body4 it masters me-1au"!s case is that our &odies are meant %or the Lord2 not %or sin. We must reorient ourse"ves tothis ne$ $ay o% thin'ing that is to permeate everything $e do.

5any peop"e -usti%y their participation in a variety o% &ehaviors &y ca""ing them natura".@o$ever2 the %o""o$ing uote %rom 5. Scott 1ec' revea"s the %"a$ in those arguments(

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6ut Ed$ard 'ne$ his o"der &rother. Each day he sent a variety o%de"icious %oods into the room. nstead o% dieting his $ay out o% prison2 Rayna"d gre$ %atter.

When Du'e Ed$ard $as accused o% crue"ty2 he had a ready ans$er( 5y &rother is not aprisoner. @e may "eave $hen he so $i""s. Rayna"d stayed in that room %or #= years and $asn!tre"eased unti" a%ter Ed$ard died in &att"e. 6y then his hea"th $as so ruined that he died $ithina year,a prisoner o% his o$n appetite. 7Rich Doe&"er2 %rom his sermon series tit"ed Grace $ithts S"eeves Ro""ed Up2 1reachingToday.com9

A#tio$ Poi$t)What do you need to change a&out the $ay you honor God $ith your &ody?Write it do$n on a sheet o% paper2 ta'e it home2 and put it $here you $i"" see it every day. Eachtime you see it2 pray that God $i"" give you the desire to honor him instead o% %o""o$ing youro$n pre%erences.





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/ou are a comp"e) &eing. /ou are &ody and sou". Bne o% the heresies that p"agued the ear"ychurch $as that mind and spirit $ere the important parts o% a human &eing. The &ody $asseparate and unimportant2 so God didn!t care $hat you did $ith your &ody. 1au" says this vie$is a"" $rong( Ao$ the &ody is N %or the Lord2 and the Lord %or the &ody 7>(#89. /our &ody

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Teaching "oint one: The sin ' commit in my body affects the whole church-

Teaching "oint two: The fact that ' am harboring sin becomes obvious in the way 'treat others-

Teaching "oint three: 'f ' dont master my body4 it masters me-

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Thomas Costain!s &oo' The Three *d"ardsdescri&es the "i%e o% Rayna"d 2 a #4th*centurydu'e in $hat is no$ 6e"gium. Gross"y over$eight2 Rayna"d $as common"y ca""ed &y his Latinnic'name2 Crassus2 $hich means %at.

0%ter a vio"ent uarre"2 Rayna"d!s younger &rother Ed$ard "ed a success%u" revo"t against him.

Ed$ard captured Rayna"d2 &ut did not 'i"" him. nstead2 he &ui"t a room around Rayna"d in theAieu$'er' cast"e and promised him he cou"d regain his tit"e and property as soon as he $asa&"e to "eave the room. This $ou"d not have &een di%%icu"t %or most peop"e2 since the room hadsevera" $indo$s and a door o% near*norma" si+e,none o% $hich $ere "oc'ed or &arred. Thepro&"em $as Rayna"d!s si+e. To regain his %reedom2 he needed to "ose $eight.

6ut Ed$ard 'ne$ his o"der &rother. Each day he sent a variety o% de"icious %oods into the room.nstead o% dieting his $ay out o% prison2 Rayna"d gre$ %atter. When Du'e Ed$ard $as accusedo% crue"ty2 he had a ready ans$er( 5y &rother is not a prisoner. @e may "eave $hen he so

$i""s. Rayna"d stayed in that room %or #= years and $asn!t re"eased unti" a%ter Ed$ard died in&att"e. 6y then his hea"th $as so ruined that he died $ithin a year,a prisoner o% his o$nappetite. 7Rich Doe&"er2 %rom his sermon series tit"ed Grace $ith ts S"eeves Ro""ed Up21reachingToday.com9





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!ee $eo"le as 5esus (oesFollo" 2hrists e,ample in the "ay he treats others.

0"" o% us are &orn se"%*centered2 $ith a &ent to$ard caring most a&out ouro$n a%%airs. t "itera""y ta'es an act o% God %or most o% us to move &eyondthat and give a$ay our "ives %or others. Unti" $e "et Christ change ourpriorities2 $e $i"" &e indistinguisha&"e %rom the rest o% the $or"d.

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She drops &y your home severa" times a $ee' and $ants you to drop everything so you can

chatI she!s stuc' "i'e g"ue to your side at every church %unctionI she phones you every day at$or' $ith a uestion or concernI she!s a"$ays do$n in the dumps. /ou %ee" smothered2 and no$onder. /ou %ee" "i'e disconnecting your phone and moving to a desert is"and,or strang"ingher. 6ut that $ou"dn!t &e very Christian2 $ou"d it?

1au" says that no matter $hat you do 7$hether it!s eating or drin'ing or &e%riending someone92you shou"d do a"" to the g"ory o% God 7# Cor. #=(8#9. n situations o% %riendship 7or anythinge"se %or that matter92 honoring God $ith your actions is sometimes tough. The "ast thing you

$ant to do is smi"e 7and mean it9 and ta'e some o% your precious time $ith someone $ho drivesyou cra+y.

Then 1au" hits you $ith a +inger2 the second reason %or &e%riending someone you natura""ydis"i'e( a"so p"ease a"" men in a"" things2 not see'ing my o$n pro%it2 &ut the pro%it o% many2that they may &e saved 7#=(889. That puts annoying2 %rustrating peop"e in eterna" perspective2

doesn!t it?Wi"" you2 "i'e 1au"2 imitate Christ?

(iscussion )uestion:

[Q] @o$ do you determine $ho you spend your time $ith? s it according to others! needs oryour $ants? Which do you thin' it shou"d &e %or a Christian? What 'ind o% &a"ance shou"dthere &e in this?

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Teaching "oint one: We should live with concern for those who are weaker than weare-

Read # Corinthians M. This passage ma'es c"ear that "ove trumps 'no$"edge2 and that $eshou"d put aside our o$n pre%erences to he"p others. 1au" conc"udes the chapter &y saying thati% meat ma'es his &rother stum&"e2 he!"" never eat meat again. n other $ords2 he!s $i""ing toma'e a"" sorts o% sacri%ices to he"p others gro$ in their %aith. @e sees that as more importantthan doing $hat he $ants. en Lang"ey te""s this story(

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Activity:'s a #roup$ decide "hich of the follo"in# are !ein#slaves in the "ay that Paul recommends and "hich are simply !ein# a!used.

'n#ela is an introvert and "ould rather stay home instead of !ein# involved in a small #roup$ !ut 5ill is ane" 2hristian and needs to #ro"$ so 'n#ela %oins a small #roup and takes 5ill.

6urt has never defied his unreasona!le father$ "ho has forced him into the family !usiness and continually!elittles him. e "ould like to leave$ !ut feels to !e 2hristlike he should stay and take the a!use.

5oan "anted to help *lise$ "ho has emotional pro!lems$ !ut *lise has completely monopoli4ed 5oans life.he never has time for her o"n family !ecause *lise constantly demands her attention.

Thomas has a successful !usiness$ !ut on a short7term missions trip to 8ene4uela felt a love and commitmentto the people he met there. e plans to #ive up his !usiness and relocate as a full7time missionary there.

Teaching "oint three: +ncourage others to follow you as you follow Christ-

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0%ter a&out K= minutes2 $hen a"" #> victims had &een triaged andta'en to area hospita"s2 Dr. urt+man c"im&ed &ac' into his car2 drove to the medica" schoo"2and gave his "ecture,t$o hours "ate.

This $as not the %irst time Dr. urt+man has assisted those in need. Bver the years2 he!sstopped at a ha"%*do+en crashes and assisted at three. 0 person $ith my s'i""s simp"y can!tdrive &y someone $ho!s in-ured2 says urt+man. re%use to "ive my "i%e that $ay. 7@a" Carp2

9eaders 0i#est$0ugust 9This shou"d &e the $ay $e as Christians "ive our "ives as $e""( "oo'ing %or those $ho need us2and coming a"ongside to o%%er the he"p that $e can.

A#tio$ Poi$t)Who is God p"acing on your heart to reach out to? Decide today $hat you $i""do in o&edience to that.





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!ee $eo"le as 5esus (oesFollo" 2hrists e,ample in the "ay he treats others.

0"" o% us are &orn se"%*centered2 $ith a &ent to$ard caring most a&out our o$na%%airs. t "itera""y ta'es an act o% God %or most o% us to move &eyond that andgive a$ay our "ives %or others. Unti" $e "et Christ change our priorities2 $e $i""&e indistinguisha&"e %rom the rest o% the $or"d.

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1au" says that no matter $hat you do 7$hether it!s eating or drin'ing or &e%riending someone92you shou"d do a"" to the g"ory o% God 7# Cor. #=(8#9. n situations o% %riendship 7or anythinge"se %or that matter92 honoring God $ith your actions is sometimes tough. The "ast thing you

$ant to do is smi"e 7and mean it9 and ta'e some o% your precious time $ith someone $ho drives

you cra+y. Then 1au" hits you $ith a +inger( a"so p"ease a"" men in a"" things2 not see'ing myo$n pro%it2 &ut the pro%it o% many2 that they may &e saved 7#=(889. That puts annoying2%rustrating peop"e in eterna" perspective2 doesn!t it?

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Teaching "oint one: We should live with concern for those who are weaker than weare-

Teaching "oint two: ollowing Christ means giving u" our rights-

Teaching "oint three: +ncourage others to follow you as you follow Christ-

[Q] What do you thin' 1au" meant $hen he said he tried to p"ease every&ody in every $ay 7v.889?

@e never disagreed $ith anyone

@e changed his persona"ity to suit $homever he $as $ith

@e put aside his o$n pre%erences to do $hat $ou"d he"p others

@e avoided con%"ict on non*essentia"s

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Christians shou"d "oo' %or those $ho need us2 and come a"ongside to o%%er the he"p that $e can.





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ind 2nity in (iversity9espect each others #ifts and share each others %oy and pain.

God made each o% us di%%erent %or a reason. ust as an orchestra isenhanced &y the various instruments2 so the &ody o% Christ %orms ame"odious $ho"e $hen it $or's together as God intended. This study $i"""oo' at ho$ to serve each other using our spiritua" gi%ts and a&i"ities2 andho$ to share in each other!s -oy and pain.

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[Q] What causes us to %ai" to su%%er $ith others?

[Q] What causes us to %ai" to re-oice $ith others?

[Q] @o$ do you react emotiona""y to each o% the %o""o$ing?

0 man you never cared %or at church $as in an automo&i"e accident

0 c"ose %riend at church -ust got a "arge &onus and raise

0 $oman at church is sought out &y everyone %or her $isdom

0 $oman you haven!t &een c"ose to is diagnosed $ith mu"tip"e sc"erosis

Why did you react the $ay you did? What needs to change so you can "earn to su%%er $iththose $ho su%%er and re-oice $ith those $ho re-oice?

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6i"" Donahue and Russ Ro&inson share Russ! story o% ho$ important the &ody o% Christ is(

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Love ,ne %notherhat does it look like to !e devoted to each other1

% you $ant the &est de%inition o% "ove2 study # Corinthians #8. 0"though thisstandard %or "ove seems over$he"ming at times2 $e a"so have the @o"ySpirit to he"p us imp"ement it in our "ives. Use this study to cha""enge youridea o% "ove.

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@o$ can you te"" i% someone is a good %riend? /ou 'no$ that person is a"$ays there %or you and

"oves you no matter $hat. This is the 'ind o% %riend $ho he"ps $hen you are sic'2 "istens $henyou are heart&ro'en2 prays $ith you2 gives gent"e advice $hen you as' %or it2 and 'ind"y pointsout $hen you are $rong.

Ao$ that!s a %riend to &e trusted,the 'ind o% %riend 1au" ta"'s a&out in these verses. Read #Corinthians #8(4H.


[Q] @ave you ever had the 'ind o% %riend 7or %riends9 mentioned in this description?

[Q] @ave you &een that 'ind o% %riend to someone e"se?

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Teaching "oint one: 3ow we love is more im"ortant than our gifts and abilities-

Love as a tic'"ish2 cushy %ee"ing is vast"y overrated. Tuc'ed &et$een t$o chapters on spiritua"gi%ts is a description o% rea" "ove. 1au" interrupted himse"% $ith the $ords2 Earnest"y desire the

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Teaching "oint two: We will fail in loving "erfectly4 but itsstill our goal and standard-

Read # Corinthians #8(MH#8. 0%ter giving an a"most impossi&"e standard %or "ove2 1au" gives usperspective. Re"ationships are messy2 and $e are going to %ai". We are going to uestion $hyGod p"aces us in some re"ationships2 and $e are going to $ant to run at times. 1au" open"yadmits that $e $i"" &e disappointed in ourse"ves and in others $hen he ta"'s a&out ho$ $e see

&ut a poor re%"ection as in a mirror. 6ut he sti"" c"ings to "ove as the ans$er on Earth2 $hi"e $e$ait %or the per%ect,$hen $e see Christ %ace to %ace.

[Q] 1au" says "ove never %ai"s 7v. M92 &ut he open"y admits $e are imper%ect in verse #=. Whatdo you thin' he $anted us to understand?

Leaders Note:God is love and his perfect love is the standard "e #o !y. >t never fails.o"ever$ "e are imperfect humans$ and "ill never !e a!le to love perfectly.

[Q] Does &eing imper%ect get us o%% the hoo' %or sho$ing the 'ind o% "ove descri&ed in verses4H? Why or $hy not?

[Q] @o$ do $e a""o$ God to do $hat $e cannot in our "ives?

Leaders Note:Pray for his love to flo" throu#h us "hen ours is #one.

[Q] @o$ can $e put chi"dish things &ehind us in the $ay $e "ove 7v. ##9?

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Fai"s to protect

Fai"s to trust

Fai"s to hope

Fai"s to persevere

A#tio$ Poi$t) Te"" the group $hich one you chose. 0s' the group to pray %or you regu"ar"ya&out this. Encourage group mem&ers to as' each other ho$ they are doing in those areas asthey see each other throughout the $ee'.





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Love ,ne %notherhat does it look like to !e devoted to each other1

% you $ant the &est de%inition o% "ove2 study # Corinthians #8. 0"though thisstandard %or "ove seems over$he"ming at times2 $e a"so have the @o"y Spirit tohe"p us imp"ement it in our "ives. Use this study to cha""enge your idea o% "ove.

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@o$ can you te"" i% someone is a good %riend? /ou 'no$ that person is a"$ays there %or you and"oves you no matter $hat. This is the 'ind o% %riend $ho he"ps $hen you are sic'2 "istens $hen

you are heart&ro'en2 prays $ith you2 gives gent"e advice $hen you as' %or it2 and 'ind"y pointsout $hen you are $rong.

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Teaching "oint one: 3ow we love is more im"ortant than our gifts and abilities-

Teaching "oint two: We will fail in loving "erfectly4 but its still our goal andstandard-

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%""ly 0our indings

Choose $hich o% the %o""o$ing you $ou"d most "i'e Christ to change a&out you(

mpatience

Un'indness

Envy

6oast%u"ness and pride

Rudeness

Se"%*see'ing

Easi"y angered

eeps record o% $rongs

De"ights in evi"

Fai"s to protect

Fai"s to trust

Fai"s to hope

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!erve and Worshi" Together?se your #ifts and talents to demonstrate Gods "ork in your life.

God made you uniue. @e $i"" use that uniueness to revea" himse"% toothers i% you "et him. This study $i"" e)amine ho$ to ma'e God 'no$nthrough serving others and $orshiping him in an honora&"e $ay.


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Ta'e stoc' o% your s'i""s. 0re you good at &a'ing? 0re you a great typist? 5ay&e accounting is

your %orte. @o$ a&out gardening2 "istening to someone!s emotiona" needs2 understandingScripture2 "oving"y caring %or chi"dren2 ta"'ing $ith the e"der"y2 or reading a"oud? Chances areyou cou"d use one o% these s'i""s %or the $e""&eing o% someone e"se2 and in the process point thatperson to$ard esus Christ.


[Q] What are you good at? @o$ might God use that to point others to$ard him?

[Q] @o$ cou"d the church2 using their gi%ts together as a $ho"e2 dra$ peop"e to Christ?

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Teaching "oint one: od gives us gifts to serve his "eo"le-

t seems that the Christians at Corinth appreciated their o$n s'i""s and gi%ts,&ut they $eretempted to sho$case some gi%ts as more important than others. n # Corinthians #42 1au" ta"'sespecia""y a&out the spiritua" gi%ts o% prophesying and spea'ing un'no$n "anguages2 &othregarded as spectacu"ar gi%ts %rom God. S"o$"y2 care%u""y2 1au" continued the theme presentthroughout the &oo'( @o$ can you use your s'i""s %or the good o% the $ho"e church 7#4(#9?

Every s'i"" or a&i"ity you have 7$hether or not it rates as a spiritua" gi%t9 comes as a present%rom God. /ou can than' him %or it,and use it %or his g"ory. Read # Corinthians #4(#H


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Teaching "oint two: ,rder is necessary for cor"orateworshi"-

Read # Corinthians #4(H4=. 1au" is esta&"ishing order in this passage2 so the sectionconcerning $omen needs to &e 'ept in that conte)t. There are many di%%erent ideas a&out $hat1au" $as trying to accomp"ish $ith this instruction concerning $omen.

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God made you uniue. @e $i"" use that uniueness to revea" himse"% to othersi% you "et him. This study $i"" e)amine ho$ to ma'e God 'no$n throughserving others and $orshiping him in an honora&"e $ay.

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Ta'e stoc' o% your s'i""s. 0re you good at &a'ing? 0re you a great typist? 5ay&e accounting isyour %orte. @o$ a&out gardening2 "istening to someone!s emotiona" needs2 understandingScripture2 "oving"y caring %or chi"dren2 ta"'ing $ith the e"der"y2 or reading a"oud? Chances are

you cou"d use one o% these s'i""s %or the $e""&eing o% someone e"se2 and in the process point that

person to$ard esus Christ.

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Teaching "oint one: od gives us gifts to serve his "eo"le-

Teaching "oint two: ,rder is necessary for cor"orate worshi"-

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%""ly 0our indings

Bnce again2 1au" gives us guide"ines %or "iving. @e emphasi+es the importance o% using the gi%tsGod has given us to serve and &ui"d up one another. @e a"so $ants to he"p us esta&"ish order"y

$orship services that $i"" &e $e"coming to those $ho don!t yet 'no$ Christ. mp"ied2 too2 inthis chapter is the importance o% teaching the truth to the church.





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The Last +nemy (estroyedThe risen 2hrist is our only hope in this life and the ne,t.

0"" o% us dread the process o% gro$ing o"d and dying. 6ut 1au" assures usthat the resurrection o% Christ has removed the sting o% death. We not on"yhave the %ear removedI $e have a -oy set &e%ore us that is $orth $hatever$e have to %ace in this "i%e.


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1 Corinthians: Basic Christian Living # !tudy #& 2

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Gro$ing o"d can &e %rightening. 0rthritis eats at your -oints. Teeth go &ad. /ou can!t hear or see

as $e"" as you used to. 5ysterious pains p"ay hide*and*see' throughout your %rame. Even yourmind gets %oggy,and at the most em&arrassing moments. /ou "oo' in the mirror and thin'2ho is that old person lookin# !ack at me10 trip to the grocery store &ecomes an e)peditionreuiring most o% your energy %or the day. /et you remem&er $hen groceries $ere something

you too' care o% &et$een one 'id!s &ase&a"" practice and the other!s trumpet "esson. Worst o%a""2 you 'no$ your physica" pro&"ems $i"" get $orse &e%ore they get &etter.

6ecause o% this disma" picture2 # Corinthians #3 o%%ers a triumphant picture o% victory overdeath. Christ is risen %rom the dead2 and has &ecome the %irst%ruits o% those $ho have %a""enas"eep 7#3(


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[Q] Why is it not important to 'no$ much a&out $hat ourresurrected &odies $i"" &e "i'e7v. 8M9?

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t"& o!&$ t"&y 'ro)&$$ to $&r& $o (oy#((y/ But t"& #'o$t(&$*ou(d !ot d&!y =&$u$-


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The Last +nemy (estroyedThe risen 2hrist is our only hope in this life and the ne,t.

0"" o% us dread the process o% gro$ing o"d and dying. 6ut 1au" assures us thatthe resurrection o% Christ has removed the sting o% death. We not on"y have the%ear removedI $e have a -oy set &e%ore us that is $orth $hatever $e have to%ace in this "i%e.

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First Corinthians #3 o%%ers a triumphant picture o% victory over death. Christ is risen %rom thedead2 and has &ecome the %irst%ruits o% those $ho have %a""en as"eep 7#3(


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