Grace Groups Discussion Guide
2 Corinthians 5:6–10—In the Meantime
So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
Observation
1. What does it mean to be of “good courage” (v. 6)?
2. What does it mean to be “at home in the body” or “at home with the Lord” (vv. 6, 8)?
3. What does it mean to have pleasing the Lord as your aim, your “honourable ambition” (v. 9)?
Application
4. Are you afraid of death? Do you have a favourite missionary story that expresses where you’d like to be?
5. What comes to mind when you think of “home”? How should the reality that the believer has two homes affect/influence the way we live?
6. Why might it be unhelpful to speak of faith as a “leap in the dark”?
What does it mean to walk by faith and not by sight (4:18; 5:7)?
7. Is it true that someone can be “so heavenly minded” that they’re “no earthly good”? Discuss the implications of this phrase.
8. What is a biblical definition of Christian hope? How does hope transform our lives in the present?
9. What goes through your mind when you think of “standing before God” (v. 10)?
Supplication
10. Write down some prayer requests mentioned in your Group and pray for them throughout this week.
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