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Love Where You Live: Unoffendable
March 10, 2024 / Dr. Clayton ChisumUnoffendable
Love Where you Live
March 10, 2024
Dr. Clayton Chisum
Colossians 3:1 NLT
How do Christians love where they live when the culture is going to hell?
1. We can !
Colossians 3:1,8 NLT
When it comes to fighting the cultural war, .
The purpose of the church isn’t to God — it’s to God.
Colossians 3:12 NLT
2. We can be !
Colossians 3:13-17 NLT
Romans 2:1,4 NLT
Being unoffendable is .
2 Timothy 2:23-26 NLT
If all people see is the of Christians, then they won’t see !
1 Peter 4:8 NLT
1 Corinthians 13:4-6 NLT
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
If you must , do it with a .
1 Corinthians 13:1 NLT
How can you fight and take a stand?
1. Pray
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
2. Practice being unoffendable
3. Let love be your weapon
Discussion Questions:
- Have you lived anywhere outside the Bible Belt? If so, how was it different?
- What aspects or ideas within our culture make you angry or upset? Why?
- Why is our natural reaction to fight when we are offended? What are we trying to accomplish?
- The idea of being unoffendable when the world is so offensive to Christians is a radical concept. What are your thoughts on this idea?
- How did Jesus model an unoffendable life? What was his angle or purpose for being this way?
- How is being unoffendable an opportunity to earn a seat at your neighbor’s table?
- How can you take a moral stand in love? How does our motive in taking a stand change things?
- This week, how can you live an unoffendable life? How can you pray for our culture? How can you build a habit of being unoffendable with your family and friends? How can you let love be your weapon when fighting against moral decay?