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Life Group Q's: Gathering and Equipping 4/12


Questions for NEXT Sunday (April 19) here


GATHERING RECAP: Questions for Sun Apr 12

Message: Glorifying God in marriage and sexuality (Will Rutt)

Context: Paul explaining the significance of the resurrection of Christ


  1. Relate: Naming the elephant- this is awkard AND needed teaching on sexual love. What are some reasons that this is so hard to talk about, and in the lack of healthy discussion, what fills that void?

  2. So - that said, Will reminded us that:

    1. Love doesn’t deprive or demand

    2. Love serves

    What is the common root of these truths about love?

    Why do we not apply these truths to marital sexual love?

    What must change for us to apply these basic truths to sexual love?

  3. Text: Read I Corinthians 7:1-7. What stands out?

  4. V1-2: What problem is Paul addressing among the Corinthians? What is the solution?

  5. V3-4: When Paul tells the husbands and wives to fulfill marital rights to their spouse and give one another authority over our bodies, how is this authority different from "being the boss?"

  6. V3-4: How is mutual service a picture of our relationship with Christ? (for a hint, review 1 Cor. 6:15, 19-20)?

  7. V5: Paul exhorts the married couples to not deprive their spouse (sexually). Why not? According to verse 5, what is the risk? (Note - we all stand before God for our own lives, but how does this verse reinforce spouses serving one another?)

  8. How does serving our spouses this way aid their growth in holiness?

  9. Growth: Were there any key truths that stuck out to you, or concerns - and why?

  10. Prayer

EQUIPPING REVIEW: Last Sunday April 12, at 9AM: Godly Family, session 1

SINGLEHOOD

  • It is a gift - not like a thing for life, but an opportunity for today (like marriagge)

  • It has advantages: Freedom to develop gifts, pursue interests, serve God & others

  • It has disadvantages: More work to have a "place" in God's family, long-term relational depth and friendship

  • Advice to marrieds: open eyes to singles and treat them not primarily as single (pity & matchmaking) but as humans - brothers and sisterrs with gifts to offer and needs to meet, so be bold in befriending our singles!


EQUIPPING PREVIEW: Next sunday April 19, at 9AM: Godly Family, session 2

MARRIAGE 1: PURPOSE & MODEL

  • Why marry? Purpose and model for God's intent - when it's working like it should - this is how it looks...


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