DISCUSSION: Chapter 8 - How Do We Love Outsiders?

Matthew 16:18 CSB

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

[Chapter Author: Collin Hansen]

ENCOURAGING REMINDERS

“I needed to hear that”

P. 122, Section “Good to Everyone”

Galatians 6:10 “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.”

Galatians 6:2 “Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Galatians 6:9 “Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

PP. 120-121, “But if that’s all Jesus came to do, we wouldn’t need all the other chapters in the Gospels. We wouldn’t need the Sermon on the Mount…”

PP. 115-117, Section “Great Commission”

Matthew 28:18–20 “Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””

P. 116 “Jesus delivered this parting message to the ultimate insiders, the men who had walked and talked with him for years. But it’s noteworthy that here he did not say anything about them as insiders. He only commanded what they must do for outsiders. …”

CLUELESS CONCEPTS

“I’m not sure what this means.”

CHALLENGING CONSIDERATIONS

“I’m not sure I agree.”

Galatians 6:9–10 CSB

Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.