June 26, 2022
Church 101 | Life In The Spirit of Jesus
The church at Corinth gives us a glimpse into how the Kingdom landed and found shape in a rather typical First Century Roman city. There was nothing exceptional about the Corinthian church: just believers trying to learn how to walk out of familiar kingdoms of darkness and walk into the Kingdom of Light.
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1 Corinthians 2:3-16
Message Questions:
- When you hear the term “Holy Spirit” what do you think of? What experience, if any, have you had with the Holy Spirit?
- Paul contrasts ‘life in the Spirit’ and the ‘wisdom of this age’. How are those two different?
- What has the Spirit of Jesus taught you about the spiritual realities of this world?
- Have you ever seen the Holy Spirit misused? Tell that story.
- What does verse 15 mean? How do you see yourself living into that?
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