Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson 22 Passage: 1
Corinthians 5-7
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Dealing with sin and disputes (1 Corinthians 5:1-6:11)
a. Dealing with flagrant sin – Sexual immorality (5:1-5)
b. Don’t boast in liberal thought – It will contaminate
you (5:6-12)
c. Disputes don’t let the world be the judge (6:1-7a)
d. Live as sanctified as those who will inherit the
kingdom of God (6:7b-11)
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Dealing with Sexual relations and marriage (1 Corinthians 6:12-7:17)
a. Not everything is beneficial (6:12-13)
b. Our bodies are members of Christ as such we one in
spirit (6:14-17)
c. Flee from sexual immorality; honor God with our bodies (6:18-20)
d. Sex is between husband and wife; honor each other (7:1-7)
e. Guidelines for marriage and divorce (7:8-17)
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Dealing with Life circumstances (1 Corinthians 7:18-40)
a. Live in your situation – circumcised or not. (7:18-20)
b. Remain where God called you -Slave or free (7:21-24)
c. Act honorably to the Lord as virgin or married (7:25-40)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Dealing with sin and disputes
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1
Corinthians 5:1-6:11
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Dealing
with Sexual relations and marriage
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1
Corinthians 6:12-7:17
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Dealing
with Life circumstances
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1
Corinthians 7:18-40
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than
10 words
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Paul instructs
Corinthians immoral behavior, lawsuits
and living responsibly.
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT acting
honorably is our responsibility to God and reflects on others in the church
family.
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Specific Application Questions
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1
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In what
ways do you boast in your sin? How do
you deal with conflicts with others? In what ways do you just want to be
right?
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2
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How are
you honoring God in your personal life and in your marriage? What needs to
change to be more faithful to Him?
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3
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Are you
content in your life circumstance? What decision should you make to be more
devoted to the Lord where you are?
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Principles to Remember
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1
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There
is not boasting in sin.
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2
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Those
united with the Lord are in one spirit with Him.
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3
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God calls us into situations to live
honorably for Him.
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Characteristic
of God
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Purity
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Theme
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No boasting in sin, but faithful followers see a responsibility to themselves
and others.
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God’s
Word - What’s happening?
God’s
Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s
World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
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