About this episode

Dr. David Petts discusses New Testament guidelines for small group meetings, focusing on 1 Corinthians 12-13.

NT Guidelines for Small Group Meetings Talk 1 An Overview of 1 Corinthians 12-13 Welcome to our new series. I'm calling it New Testament Guidelines for Small Group Meetings. We'll be looking at what the New Testament has to say about what we should expect and how we should behave in our meetings. This includes what we do on Sunday mornings and in our home groups. Our thoughts will centre on what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 14:26 where he makes the following recommendation: What then shall we say brothers and sisters? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church. The churches in the New Testament would often have gathered in homes and that was almost certainly the case in Corinth. So, Paul's instructions are particularly relevant to smaller churches or home groups. Small group meetings can take many different forms. Some meetings can be a real blessing and a source of edification to all, but sadly this is not always the case. The apostle Paul had to tell the Corinthians that their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse (1 Corinthians…

People in this episode

Host: Dr David Petts

Topics covered

• small group meetings
• New Testament guidelines
• 1 Corinthians
• church behavior
• home groups
• edification

Keywords

• small group
• New Testament
• 1 Corinthians
• church meetings
• edification
• home groups
• Paul's instructions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AoG Bible College

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 12-13, 1 Corinthians 14:26, 1 Corinthians 11:17

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• 326 NT Guidelines for Small Group Meetings Talk 3 The Right Use of Interpretation of Tongues · June 17, 2026 · 17 min
• 325 NT Guidelines for Small Group Meetings Talk 2 Speaking in Tongues · June 10, 2026 · 17 min
• 323 NT Guidelines for Small Group Meetings - INTRODUCTION · June 2, 2026 · 5 min

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