“Not In Vain” #2

1 Corinthians 15:20-34

These questions are based on 1 Corinthians 15:20-34 and the sermon preached on 3/30/25 at Crossroads Church in Turlock, CA.

Please don’t feel the need to get through all the questions. The goal is not to get through all of them, but rather to have a meaningful time of discussion and encouragement.

Read 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

1.    What stood out to you from the sermon or any of the Bible passages from Sunday?

2.    Read vs.20-22. What are some alternatives that are offered for our Identity other than finding our Identity in Jesus? How or in what ways do those Identities inevitably fail us?

3.    Read Galatians 3:26-29. What are the metaphors in these verses for placing our Identity in Christ? How do they help you understand the concept of finding your Identity in Jesus?

4.    Read vs.23-28. In these verses, Paul guarantees us that God’s Mission will be accomplished because of the Resurrection of Jesus. How does that encourage you in your everyday life now? What are ways you can share that encouragement you have with non-believers?

5.    Read vs.30-34. What is Paul’s motivation for risking his life for the sake of the Gospel? How can we safeguard ourselves from living for this life without regard for the next?

6.    “If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

 What are some of the “mud pies” you’ve settled for in your life? How did God show you that you were settling and missing out on “the offer of a holiday at the sea.”?

7.    Take some time to pray for each other. Pray that you wouldn’t be deceived by the lies of the Enemy. Also, pray that your group will be a source of encouragement and honesty when you are struggling with keeping eternity in our sight.