Love Where You Live: Unoffendable

Unoffendable

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:

1. Have you lived anywhere outside the Bible Belt? If so, how was it different?
2. What aspects or ideas within our culture make you angry or upset? Why?
3. Why is our natural reaction to fight when we are offended? What are we trying to accomplish?
4. The idea of being unoffendable when the world is so offensive to Christians is a radical concept. What are your thoughts on this idea?
5. How did Jesus model an unoffendable life? What was his angle or purpose for being this way?
6. How is being unoffendable an opportunity to earn a seat at your neighbor’s table?
7. How can you take a moral stand in love? How does our motive in taking a stand change things?
8. 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?