One Anothering: Honor One Another

ONE ANOTHERING

Honor One Another
Pastor Aaron Sutherland  

SERIES SCRIPTURE:

John 13:35 "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

I. WE WALK IN HONOR WHEN WE EXPERIENCE CHRIST’S CALLING
Matthew 9:9 "As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him."

II. WE WALK IN HONOR WHEN WE ENGAGE CHRISTS COMMUNITY
Matthew 9:10-11 "While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'
 

III. WE WALK IN HONOR WHEN WE ENCOUNTER CHRIST’S HEALING
Matthew 9:12-13 "On hearing this, Jesus said, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'”

 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Has choosing offense or dishonor ever hindered your ability to experience the fullness of Jesus?
2. Have you ever been tempted to diminish the value and honor carried in another person? If so how?
3. How has your choice to express honor to others changed how they have responded to you?