Glenkirk Small Groups

These Questions are
for small Groups as they study

1 Corinthians 13

Start with a word of
prayer and then read the chapter

• Start it
  • How is loved best expressed to you?
  • How would you describe love?
• Study it
  • What are some things that stick out in your
    mind about this chapter?
  • What do you think Paul is trying to teach
    us about love?
  • Who could be our model for this kind of
    love and where would you find them?
• Apply it
  • Who can you show more love to this week?
  • What actions
    could we take to show this love?
  • What will you do differently because of
    this passage?

Take any prayer requests
and blessings as you close in prayer.

These Questions are for small Groups as they study

I Corinthians 11

Start off with a word of prayer for guidance in your discussion

• Start it

• • Share a story of when you have caused more harm than good?
  • Are there any grudges that you are holding on to right now?

• Study it

• • Share any thoughts, concerns, or struggles that come up when reading verses 3-16.
  • From verses 17 and on, what are some of the concerns that Paul is expressing in this chapter?
  • What are some possible reasons why Paul is bringing up The Lord’s Supper?
  • In what ways can we examine ourselves before we partake in the Lord’s Supper?

• Apply it

• • Are there areas in your life that create division among your fellow Christians? What can you do to change that?
  • How can you help God’s community grow closer together, and will you make the commitment to do that?

Discuss the joys, concerns, or prayer requests you might have.

Close and pray for one another

I Corinthians 9 and 10

· Start it

o Have you had the opportunity recently to

o do something radically for the sake of the

o gospel? Did you do it?

o What do you think it means to become a

o fully devoted follower of Jesus?

· Study it

o Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-27

o What does Paul mean by making

o himself “a slave to everyone?”

o Paul says we should run as if we are

o in a race. What do you think that

o means for us as Christians in

o today’s world?

o Read 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

o What are some of the big points

o Paul is trying to make here?

o How can we imitate Paul’s model of

o not seeking our own good, but the

o good of many in today’s culture?

· Apply it

o With Paul’s analogy of racing in mind,

o what can you do differently to be running

o for the prize this week?

o What would it look like if you did

o everything for the glory of God? Try to

o apply that this week.

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These questions are designed for individual or small group* inductive Bible Study. They do not have “right” answers. Their purpose is to allow you to think for yourself about what Paul has written, not just what Jim has preached.

These questions are meant to be used as for studying 1 Corinthians 5-6

Start It

Start off with a prayer

1. 1. Ask for the Holy Spirits guidance in your study.
   2. Pray for an openness of mind

Growing up, how did the authorities in your life talk about sex? How does our society view sex, and how has it changed over the years?

Study It

1 Corinthians 5

• What are Paul’s concerns in this chapter?
• What is the significance of the yeast in the dough that Paul refers to in verses 5:6-8? Where else in the Bible is this symbolism used (use a concordance). What is the scripture trying to teach us?
• What kind of problems do we rationalize today, and why is this bad?
• In verses 5:12-13, Paul emphasizes not to judge those outside the church, but instead judge those inside the church. Why should we not judge those outside but judge those inside?

1 Corinthians 6

• What is the perfect model Paul wishes us to use when dealing with a dispute? How can we replicate that model?
• Jesus said to turn the other cheek when stricken. To what extend shall we follow this example, or is there a limit?
• What problems do you deal with where you need to learn to turn the other cheek?
• What is the significance of our bodies being “temples of the Holy Spirit”, and how shall we behave differently because of this

Live It

• How might our small groups put Paul’s teaching here into practice?
• How might we hold each other more accountable? What might this look like? What might need to happen to make this a reality?
• What do you personally need to be held accountable for this week

As a group, share any personal joys or concerns you have.

Close in prayer!

*Small Groups: do not use every question. These are meant as discussion starters. Do though take at least one question from each of the sections.