1 Corinthians 5 · Grade 4

Clean Out the Old Yeast

Name Date

Read and Think

Paul had heard that a church member was living in serious sin, and the church was allowing it. Worse, the church was arrogant. Paul says they should have mourned. Sin in a church family is a reason for sorrow, not pride.

Paul uses a word picture. Just as a little yeast spreads through a whole lump of dough, one unchecked sin can affect the whole church. At Passover, Jewish families searched their houses and removed every bit of old yeast.

Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place. Because of Him, believers are a new lump. They should keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Paul explains that the church should correct its own members, but God judges those outside.

Show What You Know

Why should the church have mourned?
What did Jewish families remove at Passover?
Who was sacrificed in our place?
Who judges those outside the church?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

arrogantlumpoutsideyeastremoved

Worse, the church was .
Just as a little spreads through a whole lump of dough, one unchecked sin can affect the whole church.
At Passover, Jewish families searched their houses and every bit of old yeast.
Because of Him, believers are a new .
Paul explains that the church should correct its own members, but God judges those .

Think About It

A little yeast spreads through the whole lump. How can a small wrong choice affect other people?
Paul wanted the church to correct sin out of love. Why is it loving to help a friend turn away from what is wrong?

Memory Verse

“Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

1 Corinthians 5:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me clean and new. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can one wrong choice affect others?
Why is loving correction important?