Happier #7 - Moral Clarity and a Clear Conscience
1 Corinthians 10:23-33
Dan Irvin
Part of Happier—April 23 - June 19, 2022
June 17, 2022

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Life Group Study Guide

Date: June 18-19, 2022
Speaker: Dan Irvin
Series: Happier (1 Corinthians 7-10)
Message: #7 - Moral Clarity and a Clear Conscience

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Message Notes

Scripture

23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.

25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”

27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. 29 I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?

31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— 33 even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. —1 Corinthians 10:23-33 (NIV)

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Study Guide

Step One: Open
Read 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 and pray to open your time together in God’s word.

Step Two: Optional Icebreaker
Share a time when someone when out of their way to help you?

Step Three: Discuss

  1. What stood out to you the most in this weekend’s teaching? What was challenging, encouraging, or confusing to you?

  2. What themes or repeated words/phrases does Paul highlight in this passage?

  3. Paul quotes Psalm 24:1 in verse 26. Go back and read all of Psalm 24. What does this Psalm tell us about God’s ultimate control and reign over all things?

  4. In verse 27, Paul encourages the believers in Corinth to eat whatever food was given to them if they were sharing a meal at an unbeliever’s house. Why do you think this was important for Paul to emphasize?

  5. What does “doing it all for the glory of God” look like in a practical way for your life?

  6. Paul calls believers to “seek the good of many, so that they may be saved.” According to Scripture (see Ephesians 2:8-10), God is the one that does the saving. What then, is the role of a Christ-follower in the saving of others?

  7. How can our shortcomings and failures even serve as a way to point others towards the Gospel of Christ?

Step Four: Close in Prayer