Immaturity Is Killing the Church | 1 Corinthians 3

Why do so many Christians stay spiritually stuck? In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul looks at a church full of gifted, saved, intelligent people… and he calls them infants. The reason? Comparison. Jealousy. Division. Immaturity. A lot of milk. Not enough muscle. In today’s study, we dig into one of the most confrontational and needed passages in the New Testament. Paul takes us from a nursery full of bickering believers to a construction site where God builds His eternal church—and He calls every one of us to grow up and pick up a brick. In this 15–20-minute deep-dive through 1 Corinthians 3, we walk through: • Why comparison always divides • Why every believer is a builder—not a spectator • Why your work will be tested by fire • Why you are the temple of the Holy Spirit • Why real wisdom requires becoming a “fool” to the world This chapter is a call to maturity. A call to focus. A call to spiritual grit. God’s building His church—and He wants you building with Him. 👇 Chapters & Takeaways included below. 👇 Drop a comment and join Project23 as we study through the entire Bible. 00:00 – Spiritual Infants in the Church 02:15 – A Church Stuck in the Nursery 05:40 – Observation 1: Comparison Divides (vv.1–4) 10:08 – Observation 2: Every Believer Is a Builder (vv.5–9) 14:25 – Observation 3: Build With Tested Materials (vv.10–15) 18:48 – Observation 4: You Are God’s Temple (vv.16–17) 22:10 – Observation 5: Self-Deception or Wisdom? (vv.18–23) 25:15 – Payoff & Application — Grow Up, Build Up, Look Up 27:40 – Closing Prayer + Call to Action REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS 1. Where do you see spiritual immaturity show up most clearly in your own life? 2. In what ways do jealousy or comparison hold you back spiritually? 3. How have you made Christian leaders into “instruments” instead of focusing on God’s intent? 4. What unique role do you think God has given you in building His church? 5. Are you contributing to your church or mostly spectating? What needs to change? 6. What “building materials” are you using—gold or straw? What needs to be refined? 7. Where are you tempted to water down truth to fit culture? 8. How does remembering you are the temple of the Holy Spirit change how you live? 9. What recent situation exposed whether you were building unity or division? 10. What is one real step of maturity you can take this week? Read more about PROJECT23 👉🏼 https://beresolute.org/project23/ Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTXiJbuAVrF2hTJgnYK5qw/join Check out all Vince Miller's videos and audios for small groups at https://beresolute.org/ Get Vince's most widely read resource, The Daily Devotional, at https://beresolute.org/mdd Check out more ALL IN products like the one Vince is wearing at: https://beresolute.org/product-category/all-in-hats/ Connect with Vince socially: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/millervince INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleemiller LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemiller TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vinceleemiller