Sermon Notes:
1. The Corinthian people were seen as working-class people.
2. Corinth was seen as a port town.
3. Corinth was a sexually messed up city!
4. To the Corinthian people Paul wrote the greatest chapter on love in human history.
5. Christian maturity consists of truth wrapped in love.
Follow-up Questions from Sunday:
Quick Review:
Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you?
Icebreaker:
What skill set do you have from a hobby that you think you could make money from if you had to?
Digging Deeper:
1. Read Acts 18:1-8. How would you describe what is happening in these verses?
2. In vs 9-10 Jesus came to Paul in a vision. Why do you think Jesus did this? What do you think was going on in Paul’s life to where Jesus felt that He needed to do this?
3. We read in verses 12-17 that Paul was brought before the Roman authorities by the synagogue leader Sosthenes. How do you think this leader felt after Paul’s trial?
4. In 1 Corinthians 1 we read that Sosthenes becomes a believer. How do you imagine this happened to him?
5. If you were to ask people today to define what love is what do you think they would say?
6. When you read 1 Corinthians 13 and how Paul describes what Love is and isn’t. What is most illuminating and revealing to you?
7. Looking at the descriptions of perfect love in verses 4-7, in which one of these are you the strongest and which ones is Jesus still helping you to grow in?
8. What do you think Paul is trying to say about love from verse 11?
9. Where would you say you are on the journey of learning how to love people in truth the way Jesus teaches us too? ( Ephesians 4:15)
Taking it Home:
Memorize Ephesians 4:15
Read the Spiritual Journey card and reflect on your spiritual journey with Jesus and pray about your next steps.