God’s Design for Church Life, Part 6

Sermon Overview

This week we finish our study of God’s design for church life. Today, we consider the positive commands from Paul regarding discernment.

1. Understand God’s Design for Leaders (5:12-13a)
2. Understand God’s Design for You (5:13b-15)
   • You are a peacemaker (13b)
   • You are a disciple maker (14)
   • You are not an avenger (15)
3. Understand God’s Design for Your Inner Life (16-18)
4. Understand God’s Design for Discernment (19-22)
   • Two Negative Commands
     • Do not quench the Spirit
     • Do not despise prophecies
   • Three Positive Commands
     • Examine everything
     • Hold fast to good
     • Abstain from evil