Is God’s word inspired? All of it? What about the greeting of a letter?
What kind of town was Corinth?
What kind of church was the church at Corinth?
How can the situation at Corinth be encouraging to us?
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The Corporate Nature of our Calling
Who is writing 1 Corinthians? Paul and…?
“But his {Sosthenes] calling to obscurity was no less by the will of God than Paul’s call to apostleship and historical significance.” Do you think God has called you to “significance” or “obscurity”?
“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
Is your identity wrapped up in who you are to the church?
Do you consider every role you have to be for the benefit of the body?
Is there a part of your life that cannot be for the benefit of the body?
The Corporate Nature of our Context
“…called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord…”
How does the church have a universal identity?
How does the church have a local identity?
What are some dangers to not linking these two identities of the church?
How can we be “The Church in Hinesville”?
What pulls you away from being accountable to a specific group of people?
The Corporate Nature of our Conflict
“Paul showed that any Conflict among the Corinthian Church was really Corporate in nature…”
How can problems at other churches in Hinesville actually affect us?
How can we increase our awareness that conflicts that affect one member of our church affect the whole church?
How do you seek someone’s unmerited favor/shalom before addressing a conflict?
How do we keep from checking out once we leave the meeting?
Conclusion
Are you “all-in”?
Have you been tempted to leave your church because of something that’s been difficult?
