By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³ their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. ¹⁴ If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames. I Cor. 3: 10-15

This verse speaks about a judgment believers will go through in Heaven.

What does it say to you about the importance of our work here on Earth?

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. ² I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. ³ You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? ⁴ For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? 1 Cor. 3: 1-4

What mindset do you think Paul is encouraging the church towards in this passage?

How close are you to that mindset on a scale of 1-10, 1 being not at all close and 10 being perfect in that mindset?

What changes have to take place to help you move up to the next number on the scale?

“Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. ¹⁵ It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.” 2 Corinthians 11:14,15

In what ways do you see Satan masquerading as an angel of light in our society trying to deceive the church?

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ 2 Cor.10:4,5

In the context of this chapter whose arguments are we demolishing and whose thoughts are we capturing?

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Cor. 10:4

What are the weapons not of this world that we should be using in life’s battles?

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Cor. 10:4

What do you suppose are the weapons of the world Paul is talking about us not using?

 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9

The grace of our Lord Jesus enabled Him to give up all He had to come to Earth and die in our place. What is His grace calling AND ENABLING you to give today?