Luke 15: 2... "This man is friendly with sinners.
He even eats with them." 3Then Jesus told them this story: 4If
any of you has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you
do? Won't you leave the ninety-nine in the field and go look for the lost
sheep until you find it? 5And when you find it, you will be
so glad that you will put it on your shoulder 6and carry it
home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, "Let's
celebrate! I've found my lost sheep."
7Jesus said, "In the same way there is
more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over
ninety-nine good people who don't need to." (CEV)
1 Corinthians 9: 19I am not anyone's slave. But I have become a slave to everyone, so that I can win as many people as possible. 20When I am with the Jews, I live like a Jew to win Jews. They are ruled by the Law of Moses, and I am not. 21And when I am with people who are not ruled by the Law, I forget about the Law to win them. Of course, I never really forget about the law of God. In fact, I am ruled by the law of Christ. 22When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can. 23I do all this for the good news, because I want to share in its blessings. (CEV)
Romans 14: 1Welcome all the Lord's followers, even those whose faith is weak. Don't criticize them for having beliefs that are different from yours. 2Some think it is all right to eat anything while those whose faith is weak will eat only vegetables. 3But you should not criticize others for eating or for not eating. After all, God welcomes everyone. 4What right do you have to criticize someone else's servants? Only their Lord can decide if they are doing right, and the Lord will make sure that they do right. (CEV)
1. How do we, like Paul, become everything to everyone we possibly can?
2. What are come common barriers that hinder you from practicing this
way of thinking?
3. What blessing come when we focus on others this way? Share your
own experience.
4. What important things happen in small groups when we follow this
principle?
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