Text: Ephesians 2:19-22<\/p>\n
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I. Our relationship to other Christians<\/p>\n
A. Members of one family – Galatians 3:26-29; Romans 8:16-17; Luke 8:19-21<\/p>\n
B. Members of one body – I Corinthians 12:12-27<\/p>\n
C. A fellowship – Acts 2:42; I John 1:1-4<\/p>\n
II. What we owe our brethren<\/p>\n
A. Treat as you want to be treated – Matthew 7:12<\/p>\n
B. Love – John 13:34-35; I John 4:7-12, 19-20<\/p>\n
1. As Christ loved us – John 15:12; I John 3:16<\/p>\n
2. Sincere love – I Peter 1:22<\/p>\n
3. Love shown when challenging – I Corinthians 13:4-8<\/p>\n
C. Forgiveness <\/p>\n
1. Critical to our forgiveness – Matthew 6:14-15<\/p>\n
2. As Christ forgave us – Colossians 3:13<\/p>\n
3. No limits – Matthew 18:21-35; Luke 17:4<\/p>\n
4. Given because there is a change<\/p>\n
D. Help – I Thessalonians 5:14-15<\/p>\n
1. Bear each others burdens – Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:4<\/p>\n
2. Physical needs – Acts 4:32-35; Matthew 25:34-46<\/p>\n
3. Emotional needs – Romans 12:15<\/p>\n
4. Illness – James 5:14-16<\/p>\n
5. Sin – James 5:19-20; Galatians 6:1<\/p>\n
E. Encouragement – I Timothy 5:1-2; Hebrews 10:23-25<\/p>\n
F. Impartiality – Proverbs 28:21; James 2:1-4<\/p>\n
G. Hospitality – Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:1-2<\/p>\n
III. Preserve Unity<\/p>\n
A. Pleasant, peaceful – Psalm 133:1; Ephesians 4:1-3; Romans 14:19<\/p>\n
B. Discord is a sin – Proverbs 6:16-19<\/p>\n
C. Peacemakers – James 3:13-18; Matthew 5:9<\/p>\n
D. Working together, like minded – Philippians 1:27; 2:1-3<\/p>\n
IV. Causes of Discord<\/p>\n
A. Gossip – Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 11:13; 16:28; 17:4<\/p>\n
B. Anger – Proverbs 16:32; Ephesians 4:26; James 1:19-20<\/p>\n
C. Self-willed (“me first”) – I Corinthians 13:5; James 3:17<\/p>\n
D. Unkind words – Proverbs 15:1; 21:23; Ephesians 4:31<\/p>\n
V. Settling disputes – Matthew 18:15-17<\/p>\n
A. Seek reconciliation – Matthew 5:23-24; Leviticus 19:17<\/p>\n
1. It is what God did for us – Romans 5:8; II Corinthians 5:19<\/p>\n
B. If it fails, seek out help<\/p>\n
C. If that fails, ask the church for help – I Corinthians 6:1-8<\/p>\n
D. Goal is to get a brother out of sin with the least embarrassment to the sinner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFundamentals of Christianity\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Family of God Text: Ephesians 2:19-22 I. Our relationship to other Christians A. Members of one family – Galatians 3:26-29; Romans 8:16-17; Luke 8:19-21 B. Members of one body – I Corinthians 12:12-27 C. A fellowship – Acts 2:42; I John 1:1-4 II. What we owe our brethren A. Treat as you want to be treated – Matthew 7:12…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26590,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26593","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10128,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/growing-pains\/","url_meta":{"origin":26593,"position":0},"title":"Growing Pains","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Growing Pains Text: Acts 6:1-7 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The church took care of its own needy by members giving of their property - Acts 4:34-35 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yet, as the church continued its momentous growth, complaints arose that the distributions were not fair and even-handed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In particular it was claimed that the widows who were\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44123,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/proverbs-practical-advice-on-life\/gangs\/","url_meta":{"origin":26593,"position":1},"title":"Gangs","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Gangs Text: Proverbs 1:8-19 Pay Attention, This Is Important! 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