SERMON OUTLINE Sunday October 23rd, 2016
PASTOR DAVID COOKE: Love, Lived Out
John 13:34 (ESV)
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.
1 Peter 1:22 (ESV)
22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere
brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
Romans 12:10 (ESV)
10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in
showing honor.
• Speak to men.
• Encourage to step into community.
• Make the Gospel clear.
• Ask them to respond with the risk of faith.
Meaningful spiritual conversations.
I. Why “One Another” Matter
II. Starting With The Fundamentals
III. Working On The Fundamentals
IV. The Next Level
V. “But what about….?”
VI. Your Next Step
Disconnected ——————————————– Connected
(0) (10)
– Where are you now? (Mark it with an X)
– Where do you want to be or believe you should be? (Mark it with a
circle)
– What is one thing you can do this week that will move you from X
to O?
– Are you going to do it? (Write “Yes” or “No”)
CHOOSE ONE ANOTHER – MAKE TIME
Ideas:
• Sit next to a new person in church.
• Invite someone over for/out to coffee.
• Dessert date with the kids.
• Gift giving.
• Appreciation note.
• Show up at a game or performance.
• Turn-off phones at dinner.
• Set aside 1 hour to do anything for another person…
without grumbling.
• Do a chore together.
• Make dinner or take someone out to dinner.
• Give a restaurant worker a gift card with thank you
note.
• Do a random act of kindness every week.
• Pay for the person behind you at the drive-through
or at another table at a restaurant.
• Share a meal with another couple or family.
• Game night.
ICEBREAKER
As we begin this 6-week sermon series, take a moment to connect with
each other as a group by answering the following question: “What does it
take to make relationships work?”
THIS WEEK (listen to the message at: www.coldspringschurch.net)
There is one thing that can bring both the greatest joy and the greatest
pain in our lives – relationships. The “One Another” series is a deeper look at
what the Bible says about making relationships work so we can maximize
the joy and move beyond the pain.
1. What do this week’s passages say about how we experience God?
2. How does Cold Springs’ strategy of IN–OUT–UP apply to this series?
(See below principles).
IN- 3AM Friendship – Being a follower of Jesus means having authentic
friendship that is anytime, anywhere so we can help each other be like
Jesus.
OUT – Surrender Comfort – When we surrender the comfort of our time,
giftedness, treasure and relationships we become followers of Jesus who
are greatly used to make a difference in people’s lives.
UP – Gather Together – God’s plan to reveal his Kingdom life is the
gathered followers of Jesus – the church. There is no Plan B. A follower of
Jesus gathers with other followers to worship, learn and grow.
3. What actions help you to really “see people?”
4. How would living out those actions impact your life? The lives of others?
Making time for relationships is a choice. As we move towards engagement
with others, we create space in our lives to deepen relationships. As followers of Jesus, we are called to “Choose One Another – Make Time.”
Attached is a list of ideas of how we can begin choosing one another.
5. What ideas can you (and your family or life group) add to this list?
6. What will you do this week to choose relationship?