The One Anothers in Real Life

Living the One Anothers

The New Testament repeatedly commands believers to love, forgive, encourage, bear with, and admonish one another. This refresher course walks through the One Another commands, matches each to its scripture, and gets concrete about what each one looks like during an ordinary week. Useful for anyone in a small group.

1.1 hours

13 units

4 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: The Foundation for Mutual Care

Section 1.1: A Manner of Life Worthy of the Gospel

The four M's of Jesus' model for the church
Sufficiency for ministry comes from God, not self (2 Corinthians 3:4-6)

Section 1.2: Sufficiency from God and the Small Group Covenant

Sufficiency comes from God, not ourselves (2 Corinthians 3:4-6)
The Small Group Covenant as a commitment to try, not to perform perfectly

Chapter 2: Loving and Welcoming One Another

Section 2.1: Love and Welcome in Deed and Truth

Gospel love as both choice and feeling (John 13:34-35)
Welcoming others as Christ welcomed us (Romans 15:7)

Section 2.2: Bearing Burdens and Encouraging One Another

Bearing burdens without becoming the fixer (Galatians 6:1-2)
Re-inflating the fainthearted with gospel encouragement (1 Thessalonians 5:11, 14)

Chapter 3: Speaking Truth and Restoring One Another

Section 3.1: Instruct, Confess, and Forgive One Another

Instruct One Another means biblical counsel, not head knowledge (Romans 15:14)
Confess to One Another as a vertical act shared with godly friends (James 5:16)
Forgive One Another as both a decision and a process (Colossians 3:12-13)

Chapter 4: Comforting and Stirring One Another

Section 4.1: Pray, Comfort, and Stir Up One Another

Pray for one another by focusing on the soul over circumstances
Comfort one another by calling the hurting near to Christ, not offering platitudes