{"id":7204,"date":"2026-03-21T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T17:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracecommunitympk.org\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T17:24:34","slug":"3-22-26-galley-slaves-of-christ-life-group-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracecommunitympk.org\/ch\/life-group-questions\/3-22-26-galley-slaves-of-christ-life-group-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/22\/26 Galley Slaves of Christ – Life Group Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Read 1 Corinthians 4:1\u20132 (NIV). If you picture yourself as an \u201cunder-rower\u201d in Christ\u2019s ship, what practically changes in how you think about your role at church, at work, or at home?<\/li>\n
  2. Where are you most tempted to row for the applause of the passengers on deck (human approval) instead of for the Captain (Christ)? How does that show up in your decisions or your emotions?<\/li>\n
  3. Paul says, \u201cIt is the Lord who judges me\u201d (1 Corinthians 4:4, NIV). In what ways have you been letting other people \u201ctake the wheel\u201d of your identity or ministry by their opinions of you?<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cJudge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes\u201d (1 Corinthians 4:5, NIV). How does remembering that only the Captain sees the whole horizon and the motives of the heart help you be slower to judge others?<\/li>\n
  5. The Corinthians acted like they were already in port, \u201creigning\u201d (4:8), while Paul describes a life of storms, hunger, insults, and weakness (4:10\u201313). Which picture of the Christian life do you instinctively expect\u2014and how does Paul correct that expectation?<\/li>\n
  6. When you are \u201chit by a storm\u201d (misunderstood, criticized, or treated unfairly), do you tend to respond more like the world (attack, withdraw, complain) or like Paul\u2014\u201cwhen we are cursed, we bless\u2026when we are slandered, we answer kindly\u201d (4:12\u201313, NIV)? Share a recent example.<\/li>\n
  7. Paul corrects them \u201cnot to shame you but to warn you as my dear children\u201d (1 Corinthians 4:14, NIV). Think of a hard conversation you need to have with someone on the \u201csame ship.\u201d What would it look like to approach them as a loving spiritual parent rather than as a cold inspector?<\/li>\n
  8. If your small group decided to live as a crew of under-rowers together\u2014letting God be the Captain and embracing the course of costly love\u2014what is one concrete change you could make in how you serve, speak to one another, or handle conflict this month?<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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