Message Notes for July 21, 2024

Series: Gains and Losses

Title: How to Honor Yourself, Others, and God

Main Text:

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. ³ But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, ⁵ but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. ⁶ For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. ⁷ For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. ⁹ Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. ¹⁰ That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ¹¹ Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; ¹² for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. ¹³ Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴ Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, ¹⁵ but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. ¹⁶ If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.  

1.      Honor your body

2.      Honor each other

3.      Honor God

4.      Honorable Witness

Gains: Honor, Freedom, Love, selflessness

Losses: Dishonor, shame, selfishness.

For the cultures you are in, what shows honor to yourself, to others, to God, and the gospel?

Family/Group Study Notes for the week of July 21, 2024

Series: Gains and Losses

Title: Honor to Yourself, Others, and God

• What are some honorable things to do in your culture that involve outward appearance or behavior that may not be in other cultures? (Ex: Take off shoes in someone’s home, dress up for an interview, shake someone’s hand and look them in the eye, say “Bless you” after a sneeze etc…)
• Have you ever thought/experiences what was honorable in other cultures that you were not accustomed to? What were they?
• Read 1 Corinthians 10:32-33 and discuss that before reading 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 about head coverings.
• What do these passages tell us about sacrificing for the sake of honor?
• In this culture, Jewish women covered their heads unless they were promiscuous but Greek/Roman woman flaunted their wealth and pride from their hairstyles. Why would head coverings then be a symbol of honor for women and their husbands?
• For men, Jewish men would uncover their head during prayer, but Roman/Greek men covered their head when praying/worshipping their idols. Why would uncovered heads be a symbol of honor for men?
• What does this show us about honoring others?
• What is something we should sacrifice in our cultures in order to honor others, God and be honorable witnesses to the gospel?
• Reflect and write what down for yourself, where you have not been an honorable witness to the gospel. Give that to God and receive God’s grace and transformation.
• Pray for one another to trust greater in Jesus, the only one who honored God perfectly