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1 Corinthians 15:58-16:11

I Corinthians 15:58-16:11  (Acts 19)         Do the Lord’s Work in the Lord’s Way

 

  1. Show Mercy and Spread the Word 

 

  1. What was the illustration of the life-saving station? 

 

  1. How was Jesus’ ministry like the best life-saving station?  Mark 1:15

  1. How did Paul show mercy and spread the Word? Verses 1,3,9; Colossians 4:3

 

  1. How does the Lord want you to be part of a Lighthouse with a life-saving station? 15:58

 

  1. When Your faithful Rescue Operation and Service is Opposed—Keep On!

 

  1. Do drowning people always want the life-boat to rescue them? Verse 9

  1. What opposition can you expect when you’re part of God’s rescue efforts? II Timothy 3:12 

 

  1. What opposition has Brian Gibson experienced? How has he responded? 

 

  1. How did Paul respond to the opposition he faced in Ephesus? 15:32; 16:8-9; II Cor 1:8-9 

 

  1. How does the Lord want you to respond to the opposition you get for rowing a lifeboat?

 

    III.  Make Plans to Serve Based on God’s Priorities, and Submit to His Sovereign Control of All Things 

 

  1. How should you respond to the attitude, “I’ll do what God wants me to if it happens”?

  • How does the Apostle Paul set us an example for planning ahead? 16:5-7 

 

  1. But while we must plan, why must we also be flexible? 16:7 

  1. What does it mean to plan to go somewhere, “If the Lord permits, or wills”? James 4:13,15 

What are the two meanings of God’s “will” in the Bible? (I Corinthians 12:11; Ephesians 6:6)

 

  1. Should we use “Lord willing, if Lord permits” as an excuse to sin against God’s revealed will in the Bible?  Ephesians 1:11; 6:6 

 

  1. What is the humble, trusting attitude being encouraged when you say, “If the Lord permits”? 

 

  1. Promote Unity in the Church Body by Not Despising Faithful Ministers of the Word

 

  1. How does Paul tell the Corinthians they should treat Timothy?  16:10-11

  1. Why was Paul concerned for how the Corinthians would treat Timothy? 

 

  1.  Why might Timothy be vulnerable to being treated poorly?) I Tim 4:12; 5:23; II Timothy 1:7

 

  1. Further Applications of 16:10-11

  1. What is the Lord teaching regarding your treatment of faithful pastors and elders? 16:10; 4:17

 

  1. What is the Lord teaching children about their relationship to faithful parents and teachers? 

 

  1. What is God’s wisdom for parents’ ministry to children?  Proverbs 17:10; Psalm 103:13-14



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