LIVE-IT-OUT GUIDE
PMC BIBLE MARATHON: SESSION 9
Sermon Recap &
Discussion
Sermon Date: 8th July
2018
Text/s: 1 Corinthians
12:12-26; 13:1-3
Title: Which Part Are You?
Speaker: Mr Graham Rozario
(The sermon recording and slides can be found on the
PMC website and MyPMC App.)
A)
Key Lessons
1. The Church cannot
function by only one person’s gift when they serve. God has given each of us
different gifts to use for the health and unity of the Body of Christ.
2. We need to move
from understanding our gift’s function
to fulfilling our gift’s goal.
3. The goal of our
gifts is to love one another and to love God.
B)
Key Application
Questions
1) (Quoting from the
sermon): “A car has so many parts! The bonnet, the tail light, the seats, the
little nuts and bolts that we cannot even see when we look at the car.”
What are some
invisible parts of the church that are left unrecognized? As a LG, how can you
encourage them in the week ahead?
2) In our current
areas of service, what would it look like for us to serve out of love rather
than pride?
Digging Deeper into
Scripture
Context: The letter of 1 Corinthians was written by
the Apostle Paul to address certain issues that had arisen in the Corinthian
church. Being a young and prosperous Roman colony, situated strategically along
many trade routes, the city of Corinth was a hotbed for pagan worship and
commercial greed. Therefore, the Corinthian church was in danger of being
shaped more by its surrounding culture, rather than by the gospel.
In chapters 11 to 14, Paul is concerned with spiritual
gifts and matters of public worship. Although the Corinthian church was highly
gifted (1:5-7), they were also arrogant and prone to division (1:12, 3:3, 4:18,
5:2).
Read 1 Corinthians
12:12-26.
1) What is Paul’s
point about our baptism in verses 12-13?
2) Consider verses 14-20.
How does Paul respond to those in the church who feel useless or envious of
other members?
3) Consider verses
21-26. How does Paul respond to those in the church who feel self-sufficient or
superior?
MAIN IDEA: If
possible, as a LG, draft a sentence that captures the main idea for 1
Corinthians 12:12-26.
APPLICATION: How
can we live out 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 in the coming week? How can we apply
this Main Idea to our lives?