- What does it mean to have a successful life?
- Who are considered by the media and pop culture as living a successful and happy life?
Lesson
- Read 1 Corinthians 9:1-23. Paul digs deeper into the issue of food sacrificed to idols, which we talked about last week. What was the big deal about that? He notes that he too is a strong minded Christian, he has been there and done that. Yet, he has given up some of his rights in order to win some for the sake of the Gospel. Are there things that you have sacrificed in order to advance the Gospel? Maybe it is giving up an activity in order to spend more time in the Word? Maybe it’s getting out of your comfort zone or your homes and putting yourself out there in the community and in schools were you need to be a light. Has anyone had to do this?
- Read 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Paul notes that the life of a Christian looks like this. Sacrificing your rights, living a hard life is what the Christian life is all about. We are in it to win it. Winning a prize not of this world, but something far greater. Do you see worship as strict training?
- From a worldly point of view, it would seem that those who have the biggest homes, the most money, they define success and happiness. The ‘American Dream’ has been set in front of us and it is our job to get there and do it. But as a Christian, we know that this stands in sharp opposition to what we are supposed to do.
- Youtube Video- "American Dream" by Casting Crowns
- Where is the church’s attitude and current situation on our tug o’ war? Create two sides for the Tug O’ War. What the world sees as a successful life, and what the Bible does. Ask where on that line they would find themselves, and where they would place the Church
- Where are you? Are you trying to fit in the American Dream, or living someone else’s life, or are you sacrificing and doing all that you can to live a Christ-filled life?
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