It’s My Body!

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1. READ 1 Cor 6:12 The Corinthians’ first slogan was, “I am allowed to do anything.” Where do you hear that same logic in our culture today? Where do you hear it in your own self-talk?

2. Paul gives two tests for “allowed” things: Is it beneficial—for me and others? and Will it end up enslaving me? Pick something you do regularly (could be anything—phone, food, work, entertainment, a habit). Run it through both tests honestly. What do you find? Share how even something good may have ‘enslaved’ you in the past.

3. READ 1 Cor 6:13 The Corinthians’ second slogan (“food for the stomach, the stomach for food”) was a way of saying what you do with your body doesn’t really affect your soul. Where do you see that same split-thinking today—in our culture, in the church, in yourself?

4. READ 1 Cor 6:14 Paul insists we are embodied spirits—body and soul knit together now and forever. How does (or would) actually believing that change something specific about how you treat your body this week—what you eat, how you sleep, what you watch, how you move, how you rest, how you think?

5. READ 1 Cor 6:15-17 In the message it was said that “When you visit a prostitute, Jesus is with you. When you feast on porn, Jesus is with you. When you commit adultery in your head, Jesus is with you.” Sit with that for a moment. What’s your honest reaction? Anger? Shame? Defensiveness? Relief? Why?

6. READ 1 Cor 6:18 Paul doesn’t say “manage” sexual sin or “balance” it. He says run. What does running actually look like in 2026—practically, on your phone, in your schedule, in your relationships? Where do you most need to start running and haven’t?

7. READ 1 Cor 6:19 You do not belong to yourself. What part of you bristles at that sentence? Where does our culture most train us to resist it? What would change if you actually believed it?

8. In the message we said that the goal isn’t to “figure out exactly where the line is and get as close as you can.” The goal is to ask, “How can I know Jesus and experience his life flowing in me?” How would your decisions this week be different if you actually used the second question instead of the first?

9. Sexual purity is a “we” thing, not a “me” thing—healing in this area (as with nearly everything else!) almost always requires telling someone the truth. Pick one of the next steps and share where God is putting His finger:

10. • Surrender your sexuality to Jesus—what would that actually mean for you this week?

11. • Identify the sexual sin in your life—thoughts, habits, or actions. Is there one you’ve been quietly avoiding naming, even to yourself?

12. • Learn how to run—who in your life already has (or could have) permission to ask you the hard questions? If no one does, what’s the first move toward changing that?