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. […]
Where You Live — for July 6, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. How did you learn about “the birds and the bees”? How old were you? Read 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. 2. What were the Corinthian Christians asserting about their rights? How did those “rights” apply, in their minds, to their bodies and sex? 3. How did Paul describe […]
Where You Live — for June 29, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. Who was your sports or movie hero when you were a child? Read 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; 3:4-9. 2. What was causing disunity in the Corinthian church? Why was this such a big deal to Paul? 3. What’s the difference in attitude between mere humans (1 Corinthians […]
Where You Live — for June 22. 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. If you were a superhero and could have just one super power, what would it be? Why? Read Haggai 2:23 and Zechariah 4:1-3, 6-14. 2. Zerubbabel was in the line of King David and an ancestor of Jesus (Matthew 1:12, 13). A king’s signet ring served as his […]
Where You Live — for June 15, 2014
By Michael C. Mack 1. When’s the last time you caught a sickness from someone? How did it happen? Do you think it’s possible to transmit your health to a sick person in the same way you can transmit your sickness to a healthy person? Read Haggai 2:10-19. 2. In what ways […]