Face to Face With Your Peers
6/2/19
Message Notes:
1 Corinthians 13:12 – For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
10 One Another’s of Staying Connected
- Love one another
John 13:34 - Honor one another
Romans 12:10 - Accept one another
Romans 15:7 - Share burdens with one another
Galatians 6:2 - Be kind to one another
Ephesians 4:32a - Forgive one another
Ephesians 4:32b - Encourage one another
Hebrews 3:13 - Be accountable to one another
James 5:16a - Pray for one another
James 5:15b - Be at peace with one another
Romans 12:16
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 – Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Challenge:
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Home Study Notes:
Do you have any experiences where living online has affected your offline relationships? If yes, please share with your group.
Looking at Dunbar’s Levels of Relationships, can you identify the 5 people who make up your inner circle? What about these particular relationships earn them a spot in your inner 5? Are these the people who you live out the “One Another’s” with? Share with your group any tips you have for staying connected.
The Bible gives us many more “One Another’s” to stay connected. Read each of the scriptures below, identify the “One Another” from the text and discuss how you incorporate each into your face face relationships:
- Colossians 3:16
- 1 Peter 4:9
- Mark 9:50
- Romans 14:13
- Romans 15:14
- Romans 16:16
- 1 Corinthians 11:33
- 1 Corinthians 12:25
- 1 Corinthians 16:20
- 2 Corinthians 13:12 (or 2)
- Galatians 5:13
- Ephesians 4:2
- Philippians 2:3
Challenge: Who are the 3 people you identified to reach out to this week? Did you follow through? How did you connect?
Gather in small groups and pray for relationships and for each of us to have deeper connections with the people God has placed in our lives.