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Series: 1 Corinthians

Title: “The Grace of Discipline”

Text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Week: 3 of 10

Outline:

I. The GROUNDS for Discipline (vv. 1 & 2) 

II. The GUIDE for Discipline (vv. 3 & 4)

III. The GOAL of Discipline (vv. 5-8)

IV. The GRACE in Discipline (vv. 9-13)

My Story

1. How do you tend to deal with conflict?

2. Many Christians instinctively do not want to think about discipline or confront public sin.  Why do you think this is?  Have you had experience with offering correction to another brother or sister? If there were no discipline in your church, what might the result be?

3. What inspired or challenged you in the sermon this week? What raised questions for you?

Digging Deeper

1. Read 1 Cor 5:1-4.  For what reasons is Paul outraged?  What should the church be doing?  Read Matthew 18:15-20.  What does this passage tell us about how we should go about challenging sin within the church?

2. Read 1 Cor 5:5-8.  What does Paul mean when he says, “you are to deliver this man to Satan?”  What does Paul hope will be the end result of the biblical church discipline?  What will happen if the sin is not dealt with?

3. Read 1 Cor 5:9-13.  Paul tells the Corinthian Church, “not to associate with sexually immoral people.”  What does he mean by this?  What does he NOT mean by this?  Why does Paul tell the church not to judge outsiders?  Who will judge the outsiders?  For what reason are we called to judge those inside the church?

4. Are there any questions this text raises for you that were not addressed in the guide? If so, what questions do you have?