Love One Another A New Commandment (Part 1) for the New ...

Love One Another

(Part 1)

Introduction: Taking Jesus seriously

A New Commandment for the New Community

John 13:34-35

31Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, (then) you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

John 8:31-32

"He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me: and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him."

John 14:21

24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.... 26 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Matthew 7:24, 26

Taking Jesus seriously means we take His WORD seriously!

So . . .

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A New Commandment for the New Community

John 13:34-35

W.D.J.S.?

34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

John 13:34-35

What is the New Commandment?

When was the New Commandment given?

Why was the New Commandment given?

How seriously did the early Church take the New Commandment?

Our Challenge?

To take Jesus' words SERIOUSLY, "to LOVE one another."

Why is this so critical? What Does this mean for you?

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Discussion Questions:

A New Commandment for the New Community

John 13:34-35

1. According to Jesus, how seriously did/does He expect His followers to take His Words? Explain.

2. What is the difference between the old commandments and this new command?

3. Why do you think Jesus only gave one new commandment? Why this one?

4. What would the church look like if we all took this new commandment as seriously as the early church did?

5. What will "taking seriously" John 13:34 look like in your personal life this week?

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How to Develop Authentic

Relationships

Romans 12:3-5

Introduction:

Why are there so many people desperately hurting and in need of love, and so many others who are so willing and wanting to give love, yet so few who actually get loved?

What's the missing link?

6 Key Words:

YOU ARE MEMBERS OF ONE ANOTHER

Thesis: To fulfill Jesus' command to love one another, as He loved us ...

... demands that we understand our membership and function in "HIS SUPERNATURAL COMMUNITY."

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How to Develop Authentic

Relationships

Romans 12:3-5

You are members of a supernatural community:

What makes it supernatural?

It has a supernatural ORIGIN.

1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen. 3After His suffering, He showed Himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the Kingdom of God.

Acts 1:1-3

It has a supernatural AGENDA.

4On one occasion, while He was eating with them, He gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift My Father promised, which you have heard Me speak about. 5For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." 6So when they met together, they asked Him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority.

Acts 1:4-7

It has a supernatural POWER.

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Acts 1:8

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How to Develop Authentic

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Romans 12:3-5

What makes it authentic community?

Possessing an accurate view of ourselves. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Romans 12:3

Key word = VULNERABILITY

Nurturing a healthy appreciation of others. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, ... Romans 12:4-5a

Key word = THANKFULNESS

Practicing a loyal allegiance to one another. ... and each member belongs to all the others.

Key word = COMMITMENT

Romans 12:5b

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Application:

1. No individual Christian can function effectively by himself/herself.

2. No member of the "supernatural community" is more or less important than anyone else.

3. We must "get connected" in real life relationships if we are to experience the reality that "we are members of one another."

Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think it is important to understand our unity/membership in God's family in order to obey John 13:34?

2. What makes us a "supernatural" community? Why is this important?

3. What are the most common hindrances to us experiencing "real community" in our relationships?

4. Which of those hindrances are keeping you from receiving or giving love right now?

5. What are you going to ask God to do to help you with this hindrance?

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How to Connect Deeply with Others Romans 12:10

Introduction:

Renowned psychotherapist concludes, "There must be a better way."

"Imagine what could happen if God were to place within his people intangible nutrients that had the power to both prevent and reverse soul disease and then told us to share those nutrients with each other in a special kind of intimate relating called connection. Imagine what could happen if that were true, if we believed it, and if we devoted ourselves to understanding what those nutrients were and how we could give them away.

I envision a community of people who intentionally mingle in settings where these nutrients are passed back and forth, where I pour into you the healing resources within me and you pour into me what God has put in you. Like spiritual gifts, these nutrients only nourish our own souls as we give them away for the blessing of others.

In recent days, I have made a shift. I am now working toward the day when communities of God's people, ordinary Christians whose lives regularly intersect, will accomplish most of the good that we now depend on mental health professionals to provide. And they will do it by connecting with each other in ways that only the gospel makes possible."

Dr. Larry Crabb

Question: What is this "better way" and how does it work?

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