Being the Church – Who is the Greatest? (Part 2)
Pastor Malcolm
Matthew 18:15-20
March 3, 2019
Understanding the Context
- Less about church discipline and more about personal
of offender misses the point, focus is on offender’s restoration by the offending brother is the punishable issue - In the end, Jesus’ desire is for us to
as disciples
Getting Started
- The offender is assumed to be a Christian ( …your brother)
- The sin is committed against another Christian ( …against you)
- Privacy is a critical aspect of the restoration ( …you and him alone)
A Progressively Widened Process (Matthew 18:15-17)
Bind and Loose with the Present Wisdom of Jesus
- What was said specifically to Peter (16:19) is now applied to
- Jesus gives us His
(vs. 18) - Jesus grants us His
(vs. 19) - Jesus guarantees us His
(vs. 20)