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1 Corinthians 11 · Grade 5

Discerning the Body

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Paul's call to imitate him as he imitates Christ introduces two issues of public worship. The first concerns head coverings for men and women who pray or prophesy. Drawing on creation, custom, and nature, Paul urges the Corinthians to honor the distinctions of their culture in worship. He balances this with mutuality: in the Lord neither is independent of the other, for woman came from man and man comes through woman, and all things are from God. Christians today differ on how these instructions apply.

The second issue is more severe. The Lord's Supper was celebrated within a common meal. Paul hears that divisions exist among them (11:18). The well-off ate and drank freely before others arrived, while the poor went hungry. Paul says that what they eat is not truly the Lord's Supper, since they despise the church of God.

Paul answers with the tradition he received from the Lord: on the night Jesus was betrayed, He took bread and the cup and commanded His disciples to do this in remembrance of Him. The meal proclaims the Lord's death until He comes. To eat in an unworthy manner, without discerning the body, invites the Lord's discipline. Discerning the body includes recognizing the gathered church as Christ's body. So Paul concludes that each believer should examine himself, and that when the church comes together to eat, all should wait for one another.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Paul balance his instructions on head coverings?

  2. Why does Paul say their meal is not truly the Lord's Supper?

  3. What does the Lord's Supper proclaim?

  4. What does discerning the body include?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Do this in ____ of me
  2. As often as you ____

Down

  1. When therefore you assemble yourselves ____
  2. For ____ of all

Think About It

  1. Paul says the Lord's Supper is ruined when believers ignore one another. How does the way a church treats its poorest members reveal its understanding of the gospel?

  2. Paul calls each believer to examine himself before the Lord's Supper. What might it look like to prepare your heart before worship?

Memory Verse

“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”

1 Corinthians 11:26 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Jesus and His love. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you show care for others when your church shares the Lord's Supper?
  • How can you prepare your heart for worship?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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