Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson 23 Passage: 1 Corinthians 8-14
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Avoid being a stumbling block and our rights as followers (1 Corinthians 8-11:1)
a. Basics – Love Builds up (8:1-2)
b. Food offered to idols is a stumbling block to weak (8:3-8)
c. Caution – Exercise of your rights could destroy faith and is a sin (8:9-13)
d. Right to earn a living (9:1-18)
e. Paul’s desire to win to others to gospel drives life choices (9:19-27)
f. Example: Ancestors set hearts of evil things (10:1-12)
g. Temptation is common – God is faithful; providing endurance (10:13)
h. While we are many we are part of one body (10:14-22)
i. Seek the good of others; do for glory of God (10:23-33)
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Avoid divisions and be discerning followers (1 Corinthians 11:2-34)
a. God’s hierarchy honor and not disgrace in relationships (men and woman; with God) (11:2-16)
b. Care in coming together for meetings and meals to not exclude and leave some out humiliating some. (11:17-22)
c. Lord supper described (11:23-26)
d. Examine and be discerning ourselves before partaking of Lord supper (11:27-32)
e. Avoid judgment – eat together in unity (11:33-34)
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Seek the more excellent way building each other up in Love (1 Corinthians 12-14)
a. Church body is comprised with those with different spiritual gifts (12:1-14)
b. No division in the body – all are indispensable (12:15-26)
c. We are the body of Christ; desiring greater gifts??? Paul tell of more excellent way (12:27-31)
d. Excellent way described – Love (13:1-13)
e. Desire gifts of the Spirit – Prophecy (14:1-5)
f. Excel in things that lift up church; speak intelligible words (14:6-25)
g. Everything in church should be done to build each other up (14:26-28)
h. Conduct worship in fitting and orderly way (14:29-40)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Avoid being a stumbling block and our rights as followers
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1 Corinthians 8-11:1
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Avoid divisions and be discerning followers
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1 Corinthians 11:2-34
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Seek the more excellent way building each other up in Love
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1 Corinthians 12-14
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
Corinthians instructed in excellent living and body unity with Spirit.
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT living a life of Love respects the value and gifts of each member of the Body of Christ.
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Specific Application Questions
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Where could you be a stumbling block for others? What can you do to be more encouraging of each other in faith?
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2
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What can you do to bring unity to the church and be more inclusive?
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3
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Is there something that God is calling you to do to encourage others in faith?
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Principles to Remember
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God is faithful; he will provide a way to endure temptation.
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2
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Unity and Discernment proclaim Jesus
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3
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We are one body in Christ with many Spiritual gifts
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Characteristic of God
Source of Everything our Head
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Theme
Unity and loving encouragement for weaker followers; living to encourage faith in 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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