1) Principle – Seek the good of others, not your own – vv23-24.
2) Practice – (with regard to eating meat) – vv25-30
a. Scenario #1 – Meat market – vv25-26 b. Scenario #2 – Dinner @ unbeliever’s house – vv27-30
3) Purpose/Passion – Do all things to the glory of God – vv31-32. -by not putting up stumbling blocks -by setting aside my rights for the sake of the gospel
4) Pattern – our Lord Jesus Christ – vv33-11:1
Preparing my heart for the sermon:
-Why does Paul quote Psalm 24:1 as support for eating meat?
-How do Paul’s instructions on when not to eat meat illustrate seeking the good of others?
-How did Jesus seek the good of others to the glory of God?
-Other passages to consider – Ps 24:1-2; Isa 53:3-12; Mark 10:45; Rom 14:13-15:7; 1 Cor 6:12-13; 8:1-13; 9:19-23; 13:4-5; 2 Cor 8:9; Gal 5:13-14; Phil 2:3-11; 1 Tim 4:1-5
Digging Deeper:
-In what ways can I regularly seek the good of others and not my own?
-How is God glorified by me seeking the good of others?
-How can I find the ability to daily die to self and serve others?
-Who are some Christ-like examples around me that I could pattern my life after?
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Jathan Newton was born and raised in Indianapolis. God saved Jathan at a young age through the preaching of the gospel and instruction of his parents. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Purdue University where he met and married Melissa. During Jathan’s college years,...
