I CORINTHIANS: STUDY GUIDE OUTLINE

1          Introduction

2         Appeal to Unity                                 1:1-17

3         Wisdom of God                                 1:18-31

4          Reliance upon the Spirit                   2:1-16

5          Foundation for Living                      3:1-23

6          Servants of Christ                             4:1-21

7          Immorality Rebuked                         5:1-13

8          Lawsuits Discouraged                       6:1-11

9         The Body is the Lord's                       6:12-20

10        Advice on Marriage                          7:1-40

11        Take Care with Liberty                     8:1-13

12         Decision Making                              9:1-27

13        Warnings to Believers                      10:1-33

14         Christian Order                                11:1-22

15         The Lord's Supper                           11:23-34

16          The Use of Spiritual Gifts              12:1-13

17         The Excellence of Love                  13:1-13

18         Prophecy: a Superior Gift               14:1-19

19         Instructions for the Church             14:20-40

20         The Fact of the Resurrection           15:1-19

21         The Order of the Resurrection         15:20-49

22        The Mystery of the Resurrection      15:50-58

23         Instructions and Greetings               16:1-24

When our Sunday school group tackled this important book, we attempted to cover all of it in about 12 lessons. But to do that, we needed to group most of the subjects above by two's. We even had two different teachers in our group paired up to do the presentations. I would not really recommend this approach because it was a logistical nightmare. If one of the two speakers went too long in his presentation, then that left little time left for the second speaker to finish his material. Also, it was biting off much more material than we could possibly digest in the time allotted. Instead, I would recommend splitting I Corinthians into two semesters and not try to cover it in 12-14 weeks.

Here are a few posts in this blog that may be of use to you in your study:

Lesson          Subject

1                 I Corinthians: Introduction to the Literary Structure

5, 9            The “Body” in I Corinthians

10               I Corinthians 7:10-12

10,12          Decision Making

16,18,19    Tongue Speaking: Congregational

16               Gifts of the Spirit

18              Tongue Speaking: Private Prayers

19              The Role of Women in the Church

21              I Corinthians 15:33