Looking Ahead: Q's for Gathering 4/19 & Equipping
- Adam Richardson
- Apr 13
- 2 min read
GATHERING: Q'S for next Sunday April 19
Message: God's glory and divorce (Will Rutt)
Context: Paul is helping this young church apply gospel principles to challenging questions about marriage and divorce.
Relate: For those who are divorced or widowed - when the family of Christ was being most helpful in supporting you, what did that look like? When you were best supported, what was happening?
Reflect: How can we as Christians balance a high view of marriage (based on Genesis 1-2) with compassion for those who experience divorce?
Text: Read 1 Corinthians 7:10-16, 39-40. What stands out?
V10: What does Paul mean by, "not I but the Lord"? If the whole Bible is God's Word, why would Paul differentiate this?
V12-14: What obligation does a believing spouse have to an unbelieving mate? What are the limits to this obligation? And what reason is given f)or the limits?
V12-14: What might it mean for an unbeliever to be "sanctified" by their believing spouse? (see Rom 15:15-16)
V16: How is V16 an encouragement to someone married to an unbeliever?
Growth: What is a key application you take from this passage?
Prayer
EQUIPPING REVIEW: Last Sunday April 12, at 9AM: Godly Family
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
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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