Kingdom Life | November 7, 2021

 

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Matthew 5:43-48

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. Read Matthew 5:43-48. Which sentence is the most difficult for you? Which sentence gives you the most hope?

  2. Are there people that are difficult for you to love or pray for? What makes them so? How might you change your attitude toward them?

  3. Why do you think that God treats the just and the unjust the same? If this is true, of what benefit is it to be just?

  4. Have you known non-Christians who were very kind? How has that impacted your faith?

  5. How would your life change if you were perfect/whole even as your Father in Heaven is perfect/whole?

Prayer

Pray for one another to love enemies.

 
 
Scott Reavely