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See how Christ-centered, Christ-inspired love can turn a church around.
Part of the Good Book Guides series.
What can turn a struggling church around? What can help a church which has sold out to the culture; which is riven by division; which is dominated by me-first materialism; and which is uncertain about the gospel itself?
“Be on your guard”, wrote one church planter to just such a church. “Stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong."
“Do everything in love.”
So wrote the apostle Paul to the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 16 v 13-14). This was a congregation which seemed to have lost its way. But Paul did not give up on them. He encouraged them to love their church.
And, in the second half of his first letter to them, he showed them how to do this—how to love each other as Christ had loved them.
This was the love that could turn the Corinthian church around. And this is the love that all our local churches need. These eight studies in 1 Corinthians 10 – 16 will enable, motivate and challenge you to “do everything in love”, individually and collectively.
Introduction
Why study 1 Corinthians 10-16?
Timeline
1. Keep on running - 1 Cor 9 v 24 - 10 v 13
2. Love, liberty and legalism - 1 Cor 10 v 14 - 11 v 1
3. Loving authority - 1 Cor 11 v 2-16
4. Thoughtful unity - 1 Cor 11 v 17-34
5. Your gifts, their good - 1 Cor 12 v 1-31a
6. The most excellent way - 1 Cor 12 v 31b - 14 v 40
7. Resurrection: hold on - 1 Cor 15
8. Good examples - 1 Cor 16
Leader's Guide
| Contributors | Mark Dever, Carl Laferton |
|---|---|
| Format | eBook |
| Case quantity | 50 |
| Language | English |
| No. of studies | 8 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
I love this small group study guide series from The Good Book Company. Christians are regularly told they should spend more time studying God’s Word, but sometimes there’s not a clear plan for how to do this. These study guides provide practical, step-by-step guidance on working through books of the Bible, along with wonderful questions that encourage reflection and application. I hope churches and Christian ministries will take advantage of this wonderful resource.
The aim of the The Good Book Company is to be biblical, relevant and accessible, and nothing embodies that ethos more than their Good Book Guides. Each guide provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.
The Good Book Guides are an immensely precious resource for the church. A careful blend of helpful context and clearly-worded, searching questions which aim to help readers to uncover the meaning of the text and apply it in responsible ways. I think these small group studies are the best available and pray that they will continue to prove helpful to local churches across the world!
