Adult Bible
Studies with a Difference
First Corinthians: One in Christ
Resource
Book by
Robert A. Bryant
Leader’s CD
with DVD by Ginny Ward-Holderness
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Leader’s Guide
CD-Rom and DVD: $25.00 includes pdf lesson plans,
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Set amid the
intensely modern and cosmopolitan world of Corinth, where
philosophy and mystery abound, Paul’s first letter to that
church speaks
clearly to us still today. So many foundational scripture passages, familiar to most be reference to chapter and verse alone, are found in this first letter to the Corinthians: "the Love Chapter", "the body is a temple", "the body requires a variety of members", and the words of institution for the Lord's Supper- may immediately spring to mind. No Bible study group should miss spending time with Paul as he instructs this troublesome congregation on how to "walk the talk" as well as tackling hot button topics that remain with the church today:
Paul offers concrete examples of how a believer’s thoughts are affected by genuine faith in Christ. Now that Paul has fixed everyone’s sight upon Jesus Christ, his cross, and the gift-giving Spirit who inspires faith and comes through faith to make God’s wisdom known, he returns to the Corinthians’ problem of disunity. We learn having the mind of Christ affects the way we value ourselves, others, and the world in which we live. It does not generate selfishness, fear, or factionalism. Rather, it enables believers to value every contribution that strengthens the community of faith. Even more, the mind of Christ radiates humility and peace–individually and corporately. 14 Sessions, 60-90 minutes each. Sessions:
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