Message Outline:
The Purpose of Community Discipline
1 Corinthians 5:1-13
(Part C)
The Church and Ongoing Sin
The Church’s Answer to Sin
● The Need for Church Discipline
● The Failure to Practice Church Discipline
I. The Case for Discipline (5:1-5)
II. The Basis of Discipline (5:6-8)
III. The Focus of Discipline (5:9-13)
A. The Focus Stated (5:9)
● associate to be in a joint relationship; to mix it up
1. The Danger of One’s Associates Described Biblically
2. The Danger of One’s Associates Expressed Socially
B. The Focus Explained (5:10-13a)
1. Who is Not Included (5:10)
a. Their Identity Stated
b. Their Identity Defended
c. Their Identity Explained
2. Who is Included (5:11-13a)
a. Who He Is (5:11a)
● called name or naming
b. What He Does (5:11b)
c. What They Should Do (5:11c)
1) The Extent of Their Response
2) The Disposition of Their Response
a) Stated
b) Explained
d. Why They Should Do It (5:12-13a)
C. A Restatement of Discipline (5:13b)
● manifests an obedient humble heart before God
● prevents the spread of sin throughout the congregation
● provides opportunity for correction to take place
● allows the church to manifest its true nature
● manifests that the church truly acknowledges Christ’s sacrifice
The Aftermath of Church Discipline
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
September 4, 2011 • Roger Skepple
The Necessity of Restoration
October 2, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Part B The Goal of Church Discipline: Restoration I. The Cause of the Discipline (2:5) II. The Restoration from Discipline (2:6-8) A. The Time of Restoration (2:6a) B. The Participants in Restoration (2:6b) C. The Nature of Restoration (2:7a) 1. Extension of Forgiveness ● forgive beautiful, to give generously, beneficial, grateful 2. Extension of Encouragement ● comfort summon, beseech, exhort, appeal, encourage, exhort D. The Necessity of Restoration (2:7b) ● excessive greater or more ● overwhelmed to drink down or gulp to consume or use up to overcome or drown E. The Summary Statement of Restoration (2:8) 1. The Fact of Reinstatement ● reaffirm ratify, annual, make a legal decision 2. The Fact of Fellowship III. The Bases of Restoration from Discipline (2:9-11) A. Obedience (2:9) ● test to examine or verify ● obedient to give ear or listen B. Forgiveness (2:10) 1. Paul’s Leadership in It 2. Corinth’s Need for It 3. Christ’s Example of It 4. Satan Thwarted by It ● advantage greediness, exploitation, defrauding ● schemes thoughts, concepts, plans, or resolve
Restoration of the Corporate Body
September 25, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 Part A The Goal of Church Discipline ● Understood Individually ● Understood Corporately ■ The Book of 2 Corinthians ■ The Context of 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 I. The Cause of the Discipline (2:5) A. The Action that Occurred (2:5a) ● sorrow physical pain or mental anguish to vex, irritate, offend, or insult 1. Sorrow Understood Positively 2. Sorrow Understood Negatively B. The Result that Occurred (2:5b) II. The Restoration from Discipline (2:6-8) A. The Time of Restoration (2:6a) ● sufficient person–competent, qualified or able for a task things–adequate or large enough ● punishment a judicial ruling regarding an infraction against such civil rights penalty B. The Participants in Restoration (2:6b) ● majority almost everyone; everyone
Support for the Restoration
September 18, 2011 • Roger Skepple
Message Outline: The Goal of Community Discipline Galatians 6:1-10 Part B I. The Scenario (6:1) A. The Problem: Caught in a Sin (6:1a) B. The Solution: Restoration (6:1b) C. The Manner: With the Proper Attitude (6:1b9-d) II. The Procedure of the Restoring Brother (6:2-6) A. Lend the Proper Support (6:2) 1. The Nature of the Support (6:2a) ● bear take up, to carry or lift a load; or to carry something away ● burden weight, an oppressive weight, an unmeasurably great weight 2. The Reason for the Support (6:2b) B. Maintain the Proper Perspective (6:3-5) 1. On Himself (6:3) ● deceives to deceive one’s mind or to lead one’s mind astray 2. On His Work (6:4-5) ● examine to test to ascertain genuineness; to approve ● bear to carry a designed load C. Communicate the Word of God (6:6) III. The Response of the Fallen Brother (6:6-10) A. To the Word (6:6) ● share fellowship, association, communion, or close relationship B. To God (6:7-9) 1. He Recognizes the Inescapable Nature of God (6:7a) 2. He Recognizes the Inescapable Nature of Consequences (6:7b-8) ● The Principle of Consequences Stated ● The Principle of Consequences Applied ■ corruption deterioration or decay 3. He Recognizes the Necessity of Great Effort (6:9) ● lose heart to lost one’s motivation to accomplish something C. To Others (6:10) ● opportunity to a decisive point in place, situation, or time