1 Corinthians 9:19-27 - Run to Win

  1. Jim Marshall is famous for his 66 yard run to the wrong end zone. Have you ever had a ‘Jim Marshall moment,’ where you realized your terrible mistake after the fact? How did it make you feel?

  2. Read 1 Cor 9:19-23. What is Paul’s AIM in these verses? What does it mean here to ‘win’?

  3. What is Paul’s STRATEGY for achieving his aim? In discussing strategy today, Robb mentioned Incarnational Ministry and People Groups. What do these terms mean, and how do they relate to Paul’s strategy?

  4. How are you or your Community Group custom built for ministry? What unique skills, knowledge, access, position, etc. do you have? And how can you help remove barriers to gospel movement among a particular people?

  5. Read 1 Cor 9:24-27. Paul uses imagery from the Isthmian Games to communicate a sense of URGENCY and focus. What ‘perishable wreaths’ - or temporal rewards - are believers in our culture tempted to pursue? What does it look like for us to ‘run to win’?

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