1 Corinthians 3:10-15 (New International Version)
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

I. Our work is by grace (vv. 10-11)
• God gives spiritual gifts to every Christian to

His kingdom.
• Every Christian is gifted for an area of

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so the rest of us can grow up into our general responsibilities.
• Our spiritual gifts are manifestations of the Spirit not our

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.
• The Church is more than a

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, but is not the absence of one.
• The

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is God’s house. (Isa. 56:7, Mk. 11:17)
• The people together make God’s house into a

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.
II. Our work is tested (vv. 12-13)
• There will be an

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ceremony for all Christians on Judgment Day.
• Not all building or life’s work is

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in heaven.
• If our job or ministry is mostly for

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or

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it won’t endure.
• If our job or ministry is mostly to

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in people it endures.
•

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is a motive of pure love, but

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is an attempt to purchase love. (Ex 35:1-35, 1 Chr. 29:1-20)
III. Our work surviving (vv. 14-15)
• If we build with

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truth and

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attitude our work survives.
• The rewards of heaven are according to God’s

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and

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.
• Christ died to free us

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sin, not free us

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sin without guilt.
•

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and

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are both unacceptable currency in heaven.

TAKE OFF
1. Share about when you didn’t give something/someone your best effort. What was the result?
2. How did last week’s Take Away about identifying and utilizing your spiritual gifts go?

TEXT

1. What thoughts or feelings did you have during this week’s sermon?
2. Read 1 Corinthians 3:10-15. Why do Christians need to be careful when laying a foundation (vv. 10-11)? How can we continue to grow while keeping our foundation solid and secure?
3. Many materials can be used to build but what tests “the quality of each person’s work” (v. 13)? What are wise and unwise ways to use the spiritual gifts we have been given?
4. What kind of reward will be given if what we build survives (v. 14)? How does it feel to know that the work you do for Christ may burn up?

TAKE AWAY
What is one area you can grow in to ensure you remain connected to the foundation, Jesus Christ? What improvements can you make this week?