1. Undisciplined Children… The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. (Proverbs 29:15 NKJV) Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul. (Proverbs 29:17 NKJV)

2. Paul Speaks As A Father… For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Therefore I urge you, imitate me. For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. (1 Corinthians 4:15-17 NKJV) Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness? (1 Corinthians 4:18-21 NKJV)

3. Paul’s Discussion About Church Discipline! 1 Corinthians 5

4. Immorality In The Local Church It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles-- that a man has his father's wife! And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. (1 Corinthians 5:1-2 NKJV) Undisciplined Church: Sinful members Pride No sorrow Undisciplined Church: Sinful members Pride No sorrow

5. Instructions For Dealing With The Problem! For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. (1 Corinthians 5:3-5 NKJV)

6. A Spreading Infection! Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (1 Corinthians 5:6-8 NKJV)

7. Clarifications Concerning Church Discipline! I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner-- not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore "put away from yourselves the evil person. " (1 Corinthians 5:9-13 NKJV)

8. Characteristics of a Disciplined Church… This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. (2 Corinthians 2:6-9 NKJV) Disciplined Church: Provides appropriate punishment to those who need it. Forgives and loves Obeys in all things Disciplined Church: Provides appropriate punishment to those who need it. Forgives and loves Obeys in all things

9. Sources Undisciplined Church by Steve Klein Material from Jim Deason Truth Commentary on 1 Corinthians by Mike Willis