Discussion Board Week 11

Week 11: The Heart Before the Hand – Service that Pleases God

Core Idea: God measures service by the motive of love, not external size or success; work done for any

motive other than love has no eternal value.

• 1 Corinthians 13:3

• 1 Corinthians 3:13–15

• 1 Samuel 16:7

Key Theological Concepts: Motive; The Bema Seat; Love as the Foundation.

Discussion Questions:

• Why might someone do great works yet still hear, “I never knew you”?

• How do you discern healthy excellence from ego-driven ambition?

• How do Paul’s words in Philippians 1 and 1 Corinthians 3 fit together?

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 11; Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 16:7b.