Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on Matthew 1:1-17 Text: Matthew 1:1-17 Introduction Have you experienced grace before? The Bible has much to say about grace. Grace is God’s unmerited favour given to us because God desires us to have it. The more you learn about grace, the more you realize that grace is indeed amazing. In these…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg – Bible Study Material on 1 Cor 10:1-13 Introduction 1 Cor. 10 closes the section dealing with meat offered to idols. Paul has mentioned the example of Jesus (1 Cor. 8), his own example (1 Cor. 9), and now points to Israel’s past history. He probably had in mind the overconfident members of the church…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study material on 1 Cor 9:15-27 In our previous lesson, we learn about Paul’s strategy of promoting the gospel denying himself of his privileges. Though he had all these privileges, Paul did not use them (verses 12 and 15). This lesson focuses on other several reasons Paul gives to explain why. Paul’s motivating…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 9:1-14 Introduction In 1 Cor. 8, Paul pointed to the example of Christ and laid down the principle that we should do nothing that would offend other believers, especially weaker believers. In 1 Cor. 9, Paul points to himself, as an example of one who had privileges, but for…
Introduction This lesson aims at helping us in making good moral choices. Many a time, we are confronted with how to make sensitive issues 0f not causing others to sin. Our study of 1 Cor. 8:12-13 reminds us about the need to consider Christ in such situations. Learning from Jesus Christ Our Lord, in the days of His flesh here…
Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 8:4-11 Introduction This passage deals with the church’s questions about meat offered to idols. This was a serious problem for them, especially since the church was made up of both Jews and Gentiles. And the Jewish believers were anxious to avoid any contact with pagan idolatry. The situation was this: most of the meat…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 8:1-3 Introduction This study begins the section on Paul’s response to the issue of meat offered to idols giving us an overview of 1 Cor. 8-10. Understanding the issue discussed in 1 Cor. 8-10 1 Cor. 8–10 deals with the Corinthian’s questions to Paul concerning meat offered to idols….
Introduction This lesson focuses on Paul’s advice to the parents of marriageable girls. When Paul says, “No commandment of the Lord” in verse 25, it simply means that Jesus gave no teaching on this subject as He did about divorce (as noted in verse 10, where Paul refers to His teaching). Keep in mind that in those days parents arranged…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 7:10-24 Introduction This lesson continues the studies on Paul’s response to the questions that the Corinthians had asked him about in their letter (1 Cor. 7:1; 8:1; 12:1; and 16:1). 1 Cor. 7 specifically deals with problems associated with marriage and the home. It is important to keep in…
Introduction This lesson commences the studies on Paul’s response to the questions that the Corinthians had asked him about in their letter (1 Cor. 7:1; 8:1; 12:1; and 16:1). 1 Cor. 7 specifically deals with problems associated with marriage and the home. It is important to keep in mind as we read 1 Cor 7 that, in the first place,…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 6:9-20 Introduction This lesson focuses on Paul’s response to the matters pertaining to sexual immorality in the Corinthian Church. While we cannot defend the Corinthians for their sins, we seek to understand why they fell into them. It seems that no city presented more opportunities for immorality and vice…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor 6:1-8 Introduction 1 Cor 6 deals with the two main issues that Paul addressed in response to the questions that the Corinthians asked him. Paul seems to address multiple issues that may appear to be unrelated on the surface, namely sexual immorality, idolatry, and homosexuality. Paul, however, put these…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 5:6-13 Introduction Paul gives three reasons why the church had to exercise loving but firm discipline. In our previous lesson on 1 Cor 5:1-5, we learnt that Church discipline is good for the offending person. The background of 1 Cor. 5 reveals that some members of the Corinthian church…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on James 3:9-12 Introduction In our studies on James 3:1-8, we have been learning about Christians use of tongues. As a continuation of that theme, this study gives further instructions on how to use our tongues to glorify God. Thus, the main idea in this study is that the Christian use of…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 5:1-5 Introduction One of the most important yet sensitive topics in doing Church in contemporary times is Church discipline. Since the local Church is about people who are related to one another and diverse behaviours affect each other, dealing with public sins becomes essential if the church is to live…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg – Bible Study Material on 1 Cor 4:14-21 Introduction Paul has been addressing the issue of division in the church over their allegiance to various teachers. Using sarcasm, Paul challenged the immaturity and arrogance of the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 8-13. This study on 1 Cor 4:14-21 focuses on Paul’s special relationship and responsibility to…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study Material on 1 Cor 4:8-13 Introduction This study on 1 Cor 4:8-13 identifies the impressions that the people of the world with particular attention to the Corinthians have on ministers of the gospel. The word spectacle is from the Greek term that we get the word “theatre.” Paul’s use of the expression “we have been made…
Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 4:1-7 Introduction This study presents the Church members and for that matter the body of Christ as stewards of God’s resources. By this Paul is of the view that believers are required to be faithful. The role of the steward In biblical times, a steward owned nothing. The steward was a slave who managed…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg – Bible Study Material on 1 Cor. 3:10-23 Introduction This lesson on 1 Cor 3:10-23 looks at the image of the Church as a building (God’s Temple). In this regard, Paul uses himself and the other leaders in the Corinthian Church as builders of the Church. Specifically, an attempt is made to reflect on Paul’s…
Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Hamburg Bible Study material on 1 Cor 3:6-9 Introduction We have studied 1 Cor 3:1-5 and learnt that Paul responds to the issue of carnality in the Corinthian Church emphasising that ministers of the gospel are to be regarded as servants of God using the image of the family. This study of 1 Cor…
