Lesson
A 2 - Everyone Counts In The Church!
A. Describe some of the feelings that occur when a person in a family
or a Church feels like they do not have a meaningful place among the members:
B. Do such feelings usually result in division?
C. Read I Corinthians 12:12-17, 24b-27
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1. What is the picture or analogy used by Paul to show us what the Church
is like?
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2. According to this passage, how important is each person in the Church?
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3. How prominent or skilled must a person be in order to have a legitimately
meaningful place in the Church?
D. Read Matthew 18:19,20
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1. According to Jesus, what advantage is there to praying with someone--especially
in a Church discipline situation (which is the context of this passage)?
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2. What do you think: does God listen to the prayers of an individual more
than a group, or a group more than an individual? ___Yes ___No
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3. Offer your suggestions: Can you think of occasions when God would be
seeking the prayer of each of the members of a group instead of the prayer
of any one particular individual?
E. Read Romans 15:1-7, 13
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1. According to this passage, what resources are available to the Christian
to help do the work of ministering to others?
a) vs. 1
b) vs. 3
c) vs. 4
d) vs. 5
e) vs. 7
f) vs. 13
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2. What are some of the things God has already equipped us to do in the
Church, particularly for our neighbor?
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3. According to verses 5-7, what are some of the things that God is looking
for from the Church as a whole?
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4. Does everyone in the Body need to participate in order for these commands
to become a reality?
F. Is harmony in the Body of Christ something that is automatic? If not,
what must be done by each of us to preserve it?
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1. Ephesians 4:3
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2. Philippians 1:27, 2:2
G. In light of our study, list some of the reasons the Lord needs each
of us to function as part of the Church today:
H. Let's pray concerning one thing you could do this week that would
help you to feel more a part of the Body of Christ...