The Master‘s Class, LifeChange Church Wichita

A MINISTER'S LIBERTY (1 Cor. 9:1-9)

In this lesson Paul is going to talk specifically about his rights, or his liberty, as an apostle, and those of the ministers that do the work of the Lord in obedience to their calling.   Certainly the liberty of an apostle was great.  He could choose to do many things, but he also was held to a very high standard as he interacted to the world around him.  He had the power to win large numbers of people to Christ, and he also had the power to drive them away.  He would willingly choose to limit his liberty in order to make sure God's message was understood.  Paul would do nothing that would cause one of his flock to turn away from God.   This is a verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 9:1-9.

A CHRISTIAN'S LIBERTY-PART II (1 Cor. 8:7-13)

How does a believer decide whether it is ok for them to participate in activities such as drinking, smoking, dancing, or going to R rated movies?  What is the basis for making your decision?  Is it based on the fact that there are no commandments that state categorically thou shalt not smoke, or drink, or whatever the case may be?  It is based on whether you can do it and it will not affect you?  Paul answers these questions in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Cor. 8:7-13.

A CHRISTIAN'S LIBERTY-PART ONE (1 Cor. 8:1-6)

As a believer, are there any limitations on what we can do and what is it that drives the decision about those limitations?  Paul has been explaining to the Corinthians that there are direct rules in the Word of God that a Christian must obey.  But what about the things that are not so clearly labeled as wrong in the Bible?  Are there any limitations with these? What follows is a study on the things that are controlled by how our brothers and sisters in Christ, and the lost people of the world, will perceive and be affected by our actions.  This is a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 8:1-6.

TO KNOW CHRIST ONLY (1 Cor. 7:25-40)

The Bible tells us that time is short, and there is much work to be done for the Lord.  What is it that distracts you from focusing totally on the Lord's work in your life?  Is it your marriage?  Is it your job, your friends, your stuff that you have accumulated while you have lived? In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 7:25-40, Paul challenges us to focus our whole life on completing the Lord's work.

BEING MARRIED TO AN ALIEN (1 Cor. 7:12-24)

Have you ever wondered if God truly realizes what He has done to you since you became a Christian? Does God see the mess that becoming a believer has made in your marriage?  Your lost husband or wife feels like they are now married to an alien.  They want the person back that they married. Does He see the problems that you are having at work because people recognize the change in your life?  You have stopped socializing in the ways that you did before.  Did God know the type of person you were when He called you to be a Christian?  Should you change anything?  Should you leave your marriage, your job, your old friends? Paul answers these questions in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 7:12-24.

THE BENEFIT OF MARRIAGE (1 Cor. 7:1-11)

Our lesson today concerns marriage.  The matter of marriage has always been one of great interest and concern among God's people.  Whether or not to remain single?  Who to marry?  When to marry? All are questions that relate to the stuff that life revolves around.  With the exception of accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior, I can think of no other decision that impacts our lives like the decision of whom we marry, and if we should marry.  It affects every single part of our life, as it should. Paul answers these questions in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 7:1-11.

WHAT IS THE COST OF INFIDELITY? (1 Cor. 6:16-20)

In today's lesson we are going to talk about what occurs when either a believer, or a lost person, chooses to have a sexual relationship with another person outside of the bounds of marriage. How many people do you think are involved when two unmarried people begin a sexual relationship? How many people are involved when one, or both, of the partners are married to someone else?In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 6:16-20, Paul is going to answer these questions in our lesson today, and he is going to do it by showing us the cost of our infidelity to God and to our spouses.

WHAT IS GOD'S PURPOSE FOR OUR BODY? (1 Corinthians 6:9-15)

Have you ever asked yourself what God's purpose was in giving us a body?  Why did He not just leave us as spiritual beings? Why did He make us unique in all of creation by giving us three parts: body, soul, and spirit? Could it be that from the very foundations of the universe God has had a particular purpose in mind for us? The answer is yes, God does have a purpose for us and our bodies.  Not only in this life, right now, but for all of eternity.  This is the lesson that Paul wants the Corinthians to understand, that they are tools that God intends to use to serve His purposes, and for them to fulfill that purpose they must keep their bodies pure. This is a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 6:9-15.

To Be Wronged By a Brother (1 Cor. 6:1-8)

What does the Bible say about how believers are to react when another believer steals from them, or lies about them?  Of course, our natural reaction is to want to tell the world about what this person has done to us.  However, the Bible tells us that there is something much more important at stake.  The testimony of the church, and the believer, must be our main focus. Paul gives us the answer to this question in a verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 6:1-8.

The Danger of Tolerated Sin (1 Cor. 5:5-13)

Our churches, afraid of confrontation, have chosen to tolerate the flagrant, willful sin of its members. Why do we do this?  The Bible is certainly clear that we are not to tolerate it, so why do we do this? Paul answers this question in this verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 5:6-13.