Original Recipe | Week 5
Week 5 Original Recipe
Generosity
Big Picture:
Being a follower of Jesus is marked by a loving heart that meets the needs of others.
Getting Started:
What is something you used to believe in but now you don’t? Why did you stop believing?
Was there ever a time that you knew the right thing to do but didn’t do it? What were the consequences?
Why is the resurrection of Jesus so important to who we are as followers of Christ?
Read John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. “By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you Love one another.”
John 13:35
Does this passage describe the church you grew up in or have attended in the past?
Imagine a world where people skeptical of what we believe…are envious of how well we treat each other and amazed at how well we treat them.
How would the world look if the original recipe of the church remained a place of loving one another as Christ loved us?
Who is “one another” described in this verse?
According to Jesus and the message this Sunday, who is our neighbor?
Read 1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love each other.
What does our love for others show to others?
Read 1 John 3:16-19
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and truth. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
How is love defined to us?
How is love defined by us?
How does love confirm our identity in Jesus?
Next Step:
How does this idea of being generous change for you this week?
What is something this week you can adjust or change to be more loving to all?