TIME TO DREAM Lesson 2 – THE DOOR TO AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

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“THE DOOR TO AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS”
Lesson 2
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10 (NIV)

THE DOOR TO AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.” Romans 12:9-16 (NIV)

FIVE BUILDING BLOCKS OF GENUINE FELLOWSHIP

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“Love must be free of hypocrisy.” Romans 12:9a (NASB)

“If we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:7-8 (NCV)

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“Be devoted to one another in love.” Romans 12:10 (NIV)

“Believers shouldn’t curse anyone or be quarrelsome, but they should be gentle and show courtesy to everyone.” Titus 3:2 (GW)

• Courtesy means .

“You should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.” James 1:19 (CEV)

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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 (NIV)

“If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” Ecclesiastes 4:10 (NLT)

• MUTUAL HONORING

“Take delight in honoring each other.” Romans 12:10b (NLT)

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“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24 (NIV)

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“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13 (NIV)

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“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.” Romans 12:16 (NIV)

A. The first element of biblical unity is .

“Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” 1 Corinthians 1:10b (NLT)

B. The second element of biblical unity is .

“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6 (NIV)