By Michael C. Mack 1. Share a time when you intended to do something for someone or visit someone but you had to change your plans. What happened? Read 2 Corinthians 1:23–2:11. 2. After having written his first letter to the Corinthian church as a rather strong, to-the-point set of instructions, how […]
Where You Live — for August 3, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. Give an example of compassion you’ve seen lately. Or describe an example of someone who has given comfort to you. Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. 2. How did Paul describe God? Why do you think Paul chose those particular words? 3. Paul described what might be called […]
Where You Live — for July 27, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. Have you ever been in a situation where you did not understand what was being said? How did that feel? What did you do? Read 1 Corinthians 14:13-26. 2. What was Paul’s primary concern in this passage? (See vv. 5, 12, 17, 26.) 3. Why is it critical that […]
Where You Live — for July 20, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the most important lesson you’ve ever learned from the example of someone older (even if it was a negative example)? Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-22. 2. What were some of the lessons that Paul said the church should learn from the negative examples of the Israelites? […]
Where You Live — for July 13, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. What personal freedom is most vital to you? Read 1 Corinthians 8. 2. Who was Paul speaking to—the mature Christians who knew (or thought they knew) the truth or the less mature Christians who were struggling with this issue? What was the issue at hand? 3. […]
