See how the gospel transforms and challenges the church in Corinth, and your church today.
Part of the Good Book Guides series.
Even today, Jesus is still a figure of intense interest and admiration for millions. But then there’s His church. Church is a boring topic for most, and a reluctantly fulfilled duty for many.
And we can understand why. Churches say they have the best news in the world, that they have the answer to our problems, that they are God’s embassies on earth; and yet churches are made up of people like you and me, who are grumpy, irritable, unfaithful, selfish, and worse.
And as that is sadly true of churches today, so it was of the church in Corinth. It was young, it was full of life, and it was just as full of problems. What would God say to such a challenging church? What did they need to be excited by, to listen to, to learn?
Use this seven-study guide to open up the first nine chapters of the letter of 1 Corinthians, to hear what God said to His church in Corinth, and what God still says to His church today.
Introduction
Why study 1 Corinthians?
Timeline
1. Count your blessings - 1 Corinthians 1 v 1-9
2. Unite in "foolishness" - 1 Corinthians 1 v 10 - 2 v 16
3. Unite as God's community - 1 Corinthians 3
4. Recognise real ministers - 1 Corinthians 4
5. Don't go soft on sin - 1 Corinthians 5 - 6
6. Let your calling count - 1 Corinthians 7
7. Use your rights - 1 Corinthians 8 - 9
Leader's Guide
| Contributors | Mark Dever |
|---|---|
| Format | eBook |
| Language | English |
| No. of studies | 7 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
I work primarily with college students who lead Bible studies on an American University campus. For a long time we have wrestled to find a method of Bible study which both teaches how to study the Bible well and also helps guide and support discussion for people who are still learning. Dever does a great job using the text to teach while also providing helpful questions and observations to the users. Grateful for this series and this book.
