Connected through the Cross
- What is an experience in your life, when you felt the most unified with a group of people? Please explain.
- Read I Corinthians 1:10-17 and talk about what captures your attention from this passage of Scripture
- Read I Corinthians 1:10 and talk about what you think Paul meant when shared the goal of unity
- Read I Corinthians 1:11,12; Acts 18:24-19:1
- Can you relate to arguing over leaders? And if so, explain
- Who were the leaders they were divided over, and why do you think they chose certain leaders over other ones?
- Read I Corinthians 1:13-16
- What are the arguments Paul makes as to why they should not be divided but united by Christ?
- What arguments does Paul make as to why no one should be arguing about Him, but instead be following Christ for the right reasons?
- Read I Corinthians 1:17,18; 15:1-4
- According to these verses, who and what unifies us?
- Talk about how the cross of Christ is a unifying influence
- How would the cross help bring us together, even in the midst of disagreements on health, social issues, and politics?
- Read I Corinthians 1:8,9 and discuss what this means for you, eternally, as well as temporally, working through the issues of today.
- Read the “For Unity” commitments and discuss how you can apply them
- We will not allow personal preference issues within the church to divide us
- We will not allow our strong opinions outside the church to divide us
- We will not allow Christian leaders or other viewpoints to divide us
- We will unify around the cross of Christ