TEACHING
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021
10:30 AM (ONE GATHERING, In-person + livestream, IBC campus) LOVE WELL Matthew 22:37-40, 11:19,10:34-36 “Love, in practice, is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” Loving well is the goal of the Christian life. Jesus preached great messages to the crowds, but he knew it was not enough for people to “get it”. He did life together with closer disciples for three years in a small group. Story-telling and listening to speeches are not enough to move beyond emotional infancy. Many models of church fail to create disciples because they do not cause us to go deeper. Join us as we talk about being WITH people. EMAIL QUESTIONS HERE or TEXT: 604-426-1230 CONNECT WITH US HERE GIVE HERE |
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READ: Matthew 22:37-40, 11:19,10:34-36
“Love, in practice, is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” Loving well is the goal of the Christian life. Jesus preached great messages to the crowds, but he knew it was not enough for people to “get it”. He did life together with closer disciples for three years in a small group. Story-telling and listening to speeches are not enough to move beyond emotional infancy. Many models of church fail to create disciples because they do not cause us to go deeper. Join us as we talk about being WITH people. MAIN IDEA: Loving well is the goal of the Christian life. Easier in dreams than in practice. It requires we grow into emotional adulthood in Christ. TAKE OFF FLIGHT What is emotional Immaturity? Scarrezo:
Infant, Children, Adolescents, Adults EMOTIONAL INFANTS
EMOTIONAL CHILDREN
EMOTIONAL ADOLESCENTS
EMOTIONAL ADULTS
We Don't Resolve Conflict Without Maturity
KEY SKILLS (and why we need an ongoing discipleship track on peace)
LANDING THE PLANE Pray together: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. I am aware, Lord, of how often I treat people as Its, as objects, instead of looking at them with the eyes and heart of Christ. Lord, I have unhealthy ways of relating that are deeply embedded in me. Please change me. Make me a vessel to spread mature, steady, reliable love so that people with whom I come in contact, sense your tenderness and kindness. Deliver me from false peacemaking that is driven by fear. Lord Jesus, help me love well, like you. Grow me, I pray, into an emotionally mature adult through the Holy Spirit's power. In Jesus' name, Amen. For Reflection and Discussion(From Emotionally Healthy Church workbook)
Jesus made it clear love is the mark of the church in the world. We are to learn how to love well, like Jesus did and does.
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