Romans 12:9-10; Ephesians 5:18-21 - To honor something is to correctly appraise its value and then respond accordingly. The people of the family of God are to build a culture of honor that stands in stark contrast to the world around us. One of the outflows of this mutual honoring is the call to mutually submit to one another--to view one's sister or brother as worthy of the higher status and to privilege their desires and needs over one's own. These are deeply challenging commands, but the blueprint for an incredibly counter-cultural Kingdom community. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 6 of the series "One Anothering: The Shape of Life Together in the Family of God"]
Questions for reflection: 1) What is your biggest barrier to viewing your brothers and sisters in the church with awe and wonder? 2) Is there anyone you find particularly hard to honor? Without sharing names, what makes it difficult? 3) What kind of connotations of experiences do you have with the word “submit?” 4) Talk about the ever deepening relationship between two people that keep trying to “outdo one another in showing honor” and “submitting to one another”? 5) How does the gospel of Jesus make this kind of posture toward others possible?
