THE BROACH OF SELFISHNESS
1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. (NIV)
Matthew 7:3-5 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (NIV)
2. THE BROACH OF NOT SERVING
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (NIV)
Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. (NIV)
3. THE BROACH OF UNFORGIVENESS
Colossians 3:12-13 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (ESV)
4. THE BROACH OF COMMUNICATION
Proverbs 13:17 An unreliable messenger can cause a lot of trouble. Reliable communication permits progress. (TLB)
4A. BE CONSISTENT
4B. BE A LISTENER
James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (NIV)
4C. BE TRUTHFUL
Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV)
4D. BE LOVING
Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV)
4E. BE SELECTIVE
Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (NIV)
4F. BE A PEACEMAKER
Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV)
5. THE BROACH OF INVESTING
Revelation 2:4–5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (NIV)
Proverbs 14:23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (NIV)
6. THE BROACH OF COMMITMENT
Matthew 19:6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (NIV)
