Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Making Sense of the Christian Faith

Session 7 Discussion - The Body of Christ

1.  Why do you go to church?  From a sense of duty, obligation, need or something else?

2.  What would happen if your pastor told you not to come to church because you feel like you ought to, but to come only if you want to, only if you need to hear the gospel again?

3. Give examples of opportunities to do God's will and be God's people in the world.  What is challenging and/or fulfilling about seeing and responding to these opportunities?  How could your congregation better support and equip you to respond?

Read 1 Corinthians 12

4.  Why do you think Paul chooses the body as a metaphor for the community of Christ?  What are the advantages of this metaphor, particularly with a congregation that is experiencing division and discord?

5.  How can we encourage each other to take pride in the gifts we have and the roles we play?

6.  How can we actively value each other - particularly those who have different gifts or hold different opinions from our own - and in this way grow more fully into being the body of Christ?

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