Big Idea: We follow Jesus together by loving one another.

            Luke 10:30-37

We follow Jesus together by loving people - even when it’s costly, and even when we have nothing to gain.

            John 13:35

When we love one another in Jesus’ name we create a community that can meet all of our needs.

The One Anothers:

Love one another – John 13:35

Build one another up – Romans 14:19

Bear with one another – Ephesians 4:2

Welcome one another – 1 Corinthians 11:32

Be kind to one another – Ephesians 4:32

Forgive one another – Colossians 3:13

Honor one another – Romans 12:10

Serve one another – Galatians 5:13

Submit to one another – Ephesians 5:21

Live in harmony with one another – Romans 12:15

Teach and admonish one another – Colossians 3:16

Urge one another on to love and good deeds – Hebrews 10:24

Confess your sins to one another – James 5:16

Show hospitality to one another – 1 Peter 4:9

Don’t judge one another – Romans 14:13

Don’t cause one another to stumble – Romans 14:13

Don’t bite and devour one another – Galatians 5:15

Don’t provoke one another – Galatians 5:26

Don’t envy one another – Galatians 5:26

Don’t lie to one another – Colossians 3:9

Don’t criticize one another – James 4:11

Don’t complain about one another – James 5:9

            Philippians 2:4

You can’t give everything to everyone all of the time.

But you do have something to give.

What makes Alderwood successful?

A community built on what I can get will always run empty.

But a community built on what I can give will always overflow.

Message Questions

We’re in a four-week series called Never Alone. In our modern world, we are both more connected and more isolated than ever before. Despite what seems like new opportunities for relationships, people report feeling more isolated and lonelier than ever. What does Jesus have to offer in our moment of increasing loneliness? More than we might realize. Jesus came to earth to seek and save the lost, but more than coming just to forgive sins and allow people to go to heaven, Jesus came to restore people to the family of God. Jesus came to turn enemies into friends. Jesus came so that none of us would ever have to be alone again. This week we are in Luke 10:30-37 and John 13:35, and the big idea is: We follow Jesus together by loving one another. 

Use these questions to discuss the message from Sunday, focusing on how you can grow as an everyday follower of Jesus and how you can go accomplish what Jesus calls you to do.

1. Read Luke 10:30-33. The priest and the Levite were religious leaders who saw the man but chose to pass by on the other side. What makes the Samaritan’s response different in vs. 33, and how does the concept of having compassion change the way we should look at people in our daily lives who we might normally find it convenient to avoid?
2. Read Luke 10:34-35. The Samaritan didn't just offer kind words; he acted at a significant personal cost of time, supplies, and money. Why is it essential for us to understand that following Jesus involves loving people even when it is costly and even when we have absolutely nothing to gain from the situation?
3. Read Philippians 2:4 and check the list of “one anothers” above from the message. How does the specific command to look to the interests of others practically play out in a church community where we are also called to bear with, forgive, and live in harmony with one another?
4. In the list of “one anothers,” there are many commands about how to speak to each other, such as not criticizing, not complaining, and not lying. What is one area where you need to grow in your speech this week so that you are building others up rather than biting and devouring those in your community?
5. Read John 13:35 and Luke 10:37. Since Jesus says the world will know we are his disciples by our love, how can you go and show mercy to a specific neighbor or coworker this week who has nothing to offer you in return, using that act of love as a way to share the heart of Jesus with them?