44. Practicing The Gospel

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44. Practicing The Gospel

The gospel teaches us to approach the practical issues of life in a new and better way

September 24, 2023 • Brian Colmery • 1 Corinthians 16:1–18

Paul closes the book of 1 Corinthians with several short discussions on practical matters. But under these practical matters we find a deep theology. On three topics—money, plans, and church—we learn how to apply the gospel and find a better way to live in the practical issues of life.

Application Questions:

1. How does the gospel give you a new way to think about money?

2. How does the gospel give you a new way to think about your plans?

3. How does the gospel give you a new perspective on life as a Christian in Los Angeles?

More from A Better Way: the book of 1 Corinthians

45. Greetings And Grace

October 1, 2023 • Reggie Austin • 1 Corinthians 16:19–24

It's easy to see the greetings at the end of the letter as superficial. But in them we see an affectionate grace that we are to receive ourselves and extend to others as God has to us in Christ. Application Questions: 1. In what ways are you tempted to gloss over greeting? 2. How can you extend an appropriately affectionate greeting to your brother or sister in Christ? 3. How can accepting and embracing the grace of Jesus Christ help you this week?

43. The Victory of Resurrection

September 10, 2023 • Matt Kleinhans • 1 Corinthians 15:50–58

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is victory over sin and death. We may still feel the sting of death in this life, but the victory of Christ allows us to say, "O death where is your sting!?" Application Questions: 1. How does the future Kingdom of God speak to your present life now? 2. What are ways you distract yourself or cope with the reality of death in this world? 3. What fear(s) do you have about death? 4. How does the victory of the resurrection speak to your fears?

42. The Nature of the Resurrection

September 3, 2023 • Brian Colmery • 1 Corinthians 15:35–49

In a chapter on our future resurrection, Paul anticipates an objection: how are the dead raised? Paul answers our skepticism and also brings us higher up and deeper in to the unimaginable glory of our future in Christ. Application Questions: 1. Do you fight to see the resurrection as realistic? If so, how do you handle that fight? 2. Does an acorn becoming an oak tree help you see the resurrection as rational? Why does Paul think it should? 3. How often do you think about the power of the resurrection, in the future and in your life now? What might God be prompting you to do in light of this passage?