First Principles · Pilot Edition · Study 10 of 11
A self-guided Bible study. Read the passages for yourself, then write down your own answers, questions and conclusions.
Day 1
• Acts 2:40-47 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. What are these Christians devoted to?
2. What do they do together?
3. How do they treat one another?
4. What role does God have in what happens?
What would a community like this feel like to belong to?
Which part of this community's life would I find most challenging to take part in? What might help me begin?
Day 2
• 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. Why does Paul use the human body as a picture?
2. What happens if one part thinks it isn't important?
3. What happens if one part thinks it doesn't need the others?
4. What responsibility do members have towards one another?
Do I tend to feel I have nothing to offer, or that I do not need others? How could I respond to that honestly?
Day 3
• Ephesians 4:1-16 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. What qualities protect unity?
2. What things does Paul say Christians share?
3. Why are different gifts given?
4. What does spiritual maturity look like?
Which quality in this passage do I most need to practise in my relationships? What could I do this week?
Day 4
• Hebrews 10:22-25 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. What are Christians encouraged to do?
2. Why should they consider one another?
3. What purpose do meetings have?
4. Why might encouragement become more important over time?
How could I make room to meet with other Christians and encourage someone when we gather?
Day 5
• Hebrews 3:12-14 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. What danger is described?
2. How can sin affect someone?
3. What role can other Christians play?
4. Why does the writer say 'daily'?
Who could I encourage this week, and who could I invite to encourage me? What would help those conversations be honest?
Day 6
• John 13:34-35 - Read NIV on YouVersion
• John 17:20-26 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. What does Jesus command?
2. How should His followers' love be measured?
3. What does Jesus pray for?
4. What might Christian unity communicate to outsiders?
How could I show Jesus' kind of love in one of my relationships this week?
Day 7
• Romans 12:4-8 - Read NIV on YouVersion
• 2 Corinthians 8:7 - Read NIV on YouVersion
1. According to these passages, is church mainly a building, an event, an organisation, or a community of people?
2. What responsibilities do Christians have towards one another?
If you were part of such a community, what could you contribute?