THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL IN A MESSED-UP WORLD: THE MESSAGE OF 1 CORINTHIANS
2. The message of the cross
Pray.
Starter: (In 2s or 3s) What opinions do people listen to when deciding how to live? What makes people listen to them?
Read 1 Cor 1:10-25.
What has caused the church in Corinth to be divided?
When does respect for a Christian Leader become unhealthy?
What can we learn from Paul’s solutions to these divisions?
How can the cross seem foolish to people?
How does this passage effect our evangelism and how we feel about it?
Does this passage encourage or challenge us or both?
(prompt to think individually and as a community if necessary)
Pray.
