SCRIPTURES FROM SUNDAY:
1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-7, 31, 13:4-7, 8-13; 1 John 3:1-2, 11, 14, 16, 4:7-8; Ephesians 3:14-19.
REFLECT/DISCUSS:
Q: How do you decide which new recipes you’ll cook at home? Do the number of steps or ingredients play a role in your decisions?
Q: Look back at 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Does this recipe for love seem simple or complex? Easy or demanding? Do you think this might have something to do with love (as described here) being a missing ingredient in the lives of some of Jesus’ followers and churches?
Q: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 compares love with knowledge, understanding and spiritual gifts. How does love fare when held up to these things? Why do you think that is?
Q: The followers of Jesus in Corinth who first received this letter were very excited about having the “best” spiritual gifts (see 1st Corinthians 12) and needed to be reminded that love was more universal, important, effective and long lasting. What kinds of things do followers of Jesus get obsessed with today instead of love? (Ex. Having the best worship music.)
Q: We often think of knowledge and revelation as key components of understanding and knowing God. 1 Corinthians 13 suggests that our knowledge and insights are temporary and incomplete and that love helps us understand God in a deeper and longer lasting way. How can that be? What insights do 1 John 4:7-8 and Ephesians 3:14-19 give you about this?
TRY IT:
Pray through Ephesians 3:14-21 several times this week.
NEXT WEEK:
New Teaching Series Starts!
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