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BeReal. Disciples: Week 2
6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. 7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. 8 Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining. —1 John 2:6-11 NLT
Big Idea: Be Real disciples that love like Jesus.
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. —Matthew 23:23 NIV
24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For kyou clean the outside of lthe cup and the plate, but inside they are full of mgreed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of lthe cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean. 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and pall uncleanness. 28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. —Matthew 23:24–28
Big Idea: Be Real disciples that love like Jesus.
35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. —John 13:35 NLT
3 Ways to Love Like Jesus:
1. Love Unconditionally
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8 NIV
3 Ways to Love Like Jesus:
1. Love Unconditionally
2. Love Sacrificially
5 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. —Ephesians 5:1-2 NLT
3 Ways to Love Like Jesus:
1. Love Unconditionally
2. Love Sacrificially
3. Fearlessly
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. —1 John 4:18 ESV
Group Questions: Be Real disciples that love like Jesus.
1. Describe someone in your life that you would say, they are a real disciple.
2. Read Matthew 23:23-28, share of a time that you were guilty of being a Pharisee.
3. Read John 13:35, and discuss if you believe that we (Christians in general) are proving ourselves to be Jesus’
disciples.
3. Find events in the bible and bible verses that prove Jesus loved unconditionally, sacrificially, and fearlessly.
4. Share of a time when hurt prevented you from loving like Jesus.
5. Who specially do you believe God is prompting you to love unconditionally, sacrificially, and fearlessly this
week?
6. What is one step of faith that you commit to take this week to love like Jesus?
Bonus: Read Romans 12:9-21 and discuss what’s good, what’s hard, and what’s God calling you to from this
passage.
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