1 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
- John 4:27-29, 1 John 4:8
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2 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
- Matthew 20:28, Acts 10:38
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3 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
- Luke 23:32-34
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4 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
Luke 11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread, 4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”
- Matthew 14:23, Mark 6:46, Luke 5:16
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5 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
Mark 6:34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
- Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 11:28, John 13:17, 14:15
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6 . Jesus taught and modeled how to
Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
- Matthew 16:22-23
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Resources for Further Study:
“Leading with Love“ by Alexander Strauch
“Praying with Paul” by D.A. Carson
Discussion Questions:
1. What did you learn from this teaching?
2. How can you grow in practically loving other Christians?
3. When did someone serve you in a meaningful way?
4. How difficult is it for you to repeatedly forgive someone?
5. Which aspect of the Lord’s Prayer is the most important to you?
6. Who is the Lord calling you to teach right now?
7. Share a time someone corrected you and God used it in a beneficial way.