· Love and Respect others in matters that do not matter.
· Romans 14:5-12…5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
· 7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
· 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,and every tongue shall confess to God.” 12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
· 5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
· Love and Respect others who do not think like you.
· 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
· Loving and respecting others is a fruit of following the Lord.
· 7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
· Love and respect others by pointing them to Christ.
· 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,and every tongue shall confess to God.” 12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
· Love and respect others by letting Him be Lord of your life and the lives of other Christians.
LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE
Starter: have you ever argued with someone about something that did not really matter?
Have you made things right with that person?
Dig Deeper:
1. Read Romans 14:5-12
2. We are to Honor the Lord in everything we do and be fully convinced in our own mind… what is something you need to do in Honor of the Lord? Furthermore, have you been honoring God in all you do?
3. Do you believe we are living out the gospel as a church and loving others well?
4. God blesses those you disagree with. How should that change the way we view those who disagree with us? how does that change our actions towards those people?
5. How can you point others towards the love and mercy of Jesus?
6. Read John 21:15-25… how does this relate to Romans 14:5-12?
