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NWC Questions

NWC Questions

for Personal Study and Small Groups 4/10/11

for Personal Study and Small Groups 4/10/11

Not Kings, but Scum 1 Cor. 4

Not Kings, but Scum 1 Cor. 4

Focus: to call the church out of prideful judgment of their leaders and their teaching into sacrificial humility as they sit under their teaching and follow their examples.

Focus: to call the church out of prideful judgment of their leaders and their teaching into sacrificial humility as they sit under their teaching and follow their examples.

For Leaders: to call us to radical humility and faithfulness in preaching the gospel, even unto great suffering and sacrifice in light of God’s judgment on our lives

For Leaders: to call us to radical humility and faithfulness in preaching the gospel, even unto great suffering and sacrifice in light of God’s judgment on our lives

Serving Sizes

• Read 4.1-5. Why is Paul not concerned about what people think about his ministry? Should that be our mindset, too? How can we get to that point where we are supremely concerned with what God thinks?

• Read 4.1-5. Why is Paul not concerned about what people think about his ministry? Should that be our mindset, too? How can we get to that point where we are supremely concerned with what God thinks?

• In what ways are we tempted to judge our teachers in the church in appropriately? How do you discern between appropriate judging and in appropriate judging of our leaders? What should you do if you have fallen prey to wrongful judging? (or when have you been tempted to judge the preacher and even the Word rather than sit under it in submission?)

• In what ways are we tempted to judge our teachers in the church in appropriately? How do you discern between appropriate judging and in appropriate judging of our leaders? What should you do if you have fallen prey to wrongful judging? (or when have you been tempted to judge the preacher and even the Word rather than sit under it in submission?)

• Read 4. 6-13. Why is there such a contrast between the Corinthians view of themselves and Paul's view of himself and the other apostles? Does the apostles' example mean that we should all be homeless and poor?

• Read 4. 6-13. Why is there such a contrast between the Corinthians view of themselves and Paul's view of himself and the other apostles? Does the apostles' example mean that we should all be homeless and poor?

• Read 4.14-21. In what way are we to imitate Paul? how would that really look in our lives?

• Read 4.14-21. In what way are we to imitate Paul? how would that really look in our lives?

• What principles does this chapter teach about leadership in the church? How should this shape the way you pray for our leaders at NW? What is your biggest takeaway from the first four chapters of 1 Cor.?

• What principles does this chapter teach about leadership in the church? How should this shape the way you pray for our leaders at NW? What is your biggest takeaway from the first four chapters of 1 Cor.?