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Be A Better Friend • Not Transactional
1 Samuel 18:1-3 NIV
PRAYER FOCUS:
MISSIONS: Pray for the Abrahamson family, missionaries to the Middle East.
COMMUNITY: Pray for opportunity to meet relational needs of people in your world this week.
CHURCH: Pray for opportunity to help build a healthy definition of church and Christian in our communities.
First Dialogue Question:
If you could be a phenom at something, what would it be? Why?
Romans 12:9-21 NIV
Second Dialogue Question:
Growing up, what type of friend were your parents steering you towards and what type of friend were they steering you away from? Why? Did they succeed?
Third Dialogue Question:
Which type of no R.O.I. hurts worst for you?
Lots of time
Lots of money
Lots energy
Lots of care
Lots of hope
Lots of anticipation
1 Samuel 18:1-4 NIV
1 Samuel 19:1-4 NIV
1 Samuel 20:1-4 NIV
1 Samuel 23:15-18 NIV
John 13:34 NIV
John 15:12 NIV
John 17:16-18 NIV
Matthew 7:7 NIV
John 16:33 NIV
Mark 14:24 NIV
Fourth Dialogue Question:
What could possibly motivate someone to love another beyond simple return on investment?
A moment to internally process…
Who am I supposed to invest in that probably will not yield personal return on investment?
How am I supposed to invest in him or her?
Final Dialogue:
What obstacles do you see in loving people where there is probably not going to be any R.O.I.?
Take it Deeper Questions
Read Romans 12:9-21.
As a child, who was the troublemaker in your family? Who was the peacemaker?
Which command from this text do you find particularly helpful to you right now?
Which do you find to be particularly challenging?
Is loving your enemies: nice, but not realistic; for Jesus and the Apostle types only; or a result of following Jesus? Why?
What relationship in your life most needs this lesson today?