1-26-25
January 26, 2025

Dealing With Division

Pastor John Marc Wiemann
I Corinthians 1:10-17

Main point: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 describes how divisions in the church arise and how they can be resolved.

I. The Standard
Verse 10

II. The Setback
Verses 11-12

III. The Solution
Verses 14-17

Here are some books which may assist you in deeper study and application of the truths presented in today’s sermon. While the elders cannot endorse every concept presented in each book, we do believe these resources will be helpful in profitably thinking through today’s topic.

• The First Epistle to the Corinthians by Gordon Fee
• Why Should I Be Baptized? by Bobby Jamieson
• Be Wise by Warren Wiersbe

Questions for Spiritual Growth

Our Cornerstone mission is To Know Christ and Make Him Known. Community Groups help us to live out our mission as we discuss the Scripture passage from the sermon, how to apply it, and pray for one another.

  1. In what ways does division in the church displease God, distort the gospel, and ruin the church’s reputation? How does unity glorify God and promote the gospel to a lost world?

  2. What does it mean to be of the “same understanding” and “same judgment” in verse 10?

  3. In what ways do Christians attempt to justify their divisive and quarrelsome attitudes?

  4. Some Corinthians divided over who baptized them. What issues are Christians currently quarreling and dividing over?

  5. Why do quarreling and divisiveness indicate that someone has lost sight of Christ?

  6. Does the idea of unity in the church mean there must be complete agreement on every issue? Why or why not? What are the essentials that the church must be united around?

  7. What can we disagree over while still preserving unity? And what can we biblically, yet peacefully, divide over?

  8. What does this passage teach about the church’s identity as the body of Christ? How can remembering this identity lead to unity? Why does forgetting it lead to division?