Last Week's Sermon Summary and Discussion Questions

Sermon: Our Foundation (1 Corinthians 3:1-12)
Date: October 13, 2011

Summary:
When people are divided, the church cannot stand. The life of Christ flows through the body of Christ which is the church. Now if the members of the body of Christ are divided, then the life of Christ in that church is emptied. Forgive me but imagine a body that has been severed, divided into different parts - could you say that there is life in that body? No, the body ceased to be alive the moment it was severed. The same is true of the church. Division kills life and revival in the church. Now one of the most subtle and therefore dangerous temptations in church life is to prefer one pastor/leader over the others. This divided loyalty negates what God is doing through all the pastors and leaders whom he himself has called. Pastors are servants called by God. They are not gurus or saviours. They are simply men called to a specific task for which they will be held accountable to God. Pastors are part of a greater work that God is doing, which is greater than any one man can accomplish. And it is God himself who is building the church. Do not put pastors/leaders on a pedestal nor treat them too harshly by expecting them to fulfill things for which they have not been gifted. Be loyal to the work God is doing in a church through the pastors, do not be loyal to any one pastor over and above another. They are simply workers in God's field. You however are the field, for which God has a wonderful plan.

Discussion Questions:
1. How do you think preference of a particular pastor or leader is dangerous?
2. Have you experienced division that resulted from various loyalties to various pastors?
3. What kind of pastor/leader do you tend to gravitate towards? Why?
4. What did you think of the way God has used Rev Kim, Rev Lee, and Rev Song at YN?
5. How do you feel about YN?