1 Corinthians 8 -12 Worksheet for 31/1/11

We've been looking at 1 Corinthians Chapters 8-12

• What are some highlights so far?

• What makes this book interesting?

• What makes it not interesting?

• What's confusing about it?

• What do you think the nature of the church during Paul's time is like?

• Can we apply any of this to our church?

Thoughts & Conclusions

Food for thought:
• Chap 8:1-3
• Chap 9:19-23
• Chap 9: 24-27
• Chap 10:11-13
• Chap 10:23-24
• Chap 10:31
• Chap 11:11-12
• Chap 11:23-26
• Chap 12:4-6

Prayer Points

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Today we discussed several passages from this section of the Bible. A big topic was looking at Chapter 10:23-24 and what this means in living our everyday life as a Christian.  :)

2011 Planning- January 10th- Goal 1: Getting Closer to God

Here is the info we talked about our first goal: Getting Closer to God!

Step One: Reading the Bible!

Tips:

• Try to read the introduction of the book you are reading- context can really help put what you are reading into perspective. (If you don't have notes in your bible, try googling the book or having a look on www.biblegateway.com )

• Instead of reading 8 chapters or 3 books in one session and not remembering anything, try and focus on one chapter or a particular verse each time. (Some people like to skim read the book and then read each section in detail, but each person is different!)

• Be realistic! Are you really going to read the Old Testament in one week?

• Take your time! And do what works for you.. Some examples are:
• Praying before you read the bible- Ask God to speak through His word
• Read slowly- and read it again!  Do you actually understand what it says? Don't be afraid to get the dictionary/thesaurus out and look for the meaning. Also, look at different interpretations of the bible (look at bible gateway again- do you understand more from one translation?)
• Stop and think. Grab a pen and write down what you think the bible verse is saying or what you think it means. Process what is going on!
• Pray again! Ask God to reveal and to continue to reveal what is being said.
• Don't be afraid to highlight, write, annotate!
• Speak to someone about it- reaffirm the bibleverse with other bible verses.

This week:

• Read one chapter from 1 Corinthians each day using the above methods. What stands out?

2011 Planning- January 10th

What was good about 2010?

• What did you achieve?

• What didn't you like?

Plans for 2011…

• Study?

• Church?

• Relationship with God?

• Friends?

• Family?

• Significant Others? <3

• Other Areas?

Jeremiah 29:11

Prayer Points

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