Unit 32 Session 5
UNITED IN THE GOSPEL
1 CORINTHIANS 1; 12
The church is one body, joined together by Christ and His Gospel.
As the Gospel spread, the first Christian missionaries established new churches in metropolitan areas. One such city was Corinth. Destroyed in 146 B.C. by Rome, the revitalized about one hundred years later, the "new" Corinth was a bustling crossroads filed with trade, tourism, and travelers seeking to settle in this land of opportunity. It was a strategic place for ministry, and the apostle Paul established a church there during his second missionary journey in the early AD 50s. After eighteen months of ministry, Paul left the Corinthian church. First Corinthians provides a peek into the state of the church just a few years after her birth, and the prognosis was not good.
Points to consider:
✞ The church is united under one leader.
* How does disunity threaten the
growth of the church?
* How ought Paul's rebuke in this
passage shape what we look for
and celebrate in a church leader?
✞ The church is united by one Gospel.
* What are some "red flags" that
might indicate our leaning on
the world's wisdom instead of God's?
* What happens when we rely on
human wisdom instead of God's
wisdom found in the Gospel?
✞ The church is united in one body.
* Why is it sometimes difficult
to celebrate the differences
within the body?
* If you knew that your spiritual
gift would be taken away
tomorrow, what would you
do today so you could use
it to the fullest?
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