Becoming all things to all people1 Corinthians 9:19-27Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • To which groups does Paul become like them, and for what purpose does he do it?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which of your church habits are gospel, and which are just your culture?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What will you change this week — language, meeting style, or meeting place — to fit the people you intend to reach?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Whom from that community will you ask this week to teach you how they live and gather?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).