Obedience Training

ALL – Psalm 74:1-23
ALL – Proverbs 24:15-16
OT – Isaiah 66:1-24
NT – Philippians 3:4-21

Interesting passage for the day: I hope all of you who are mature Christians will see eye-to-eye with me on these things, and if you disagree on some point, I believe that God will make it plain to you—if you fully obey the truth you have. – Philippians 3:15-16, The Living Bible

Thought: When writing to the Philippians, and through them to us, Paul firmly taught what he believed. But he understood that we might not get what he was saying, and that we might even disagree with him. He wasn’t concerned.

His concern was that believers take the truth they have and obey it—that we live what we’ve learned from God. Paul was convinced that if we did this, we would grow in our understanding of what God had to say to us through him. He believed that God Himself would teach us as we followed Him.

Let’s follow and obey our God rather than arguing about the points where we disagree. Maybe then we’ll learn and grow together.

Question: When disagreements begin to divide you from others, what ways have you found to do life together and fight the division? How have you chosen to love people you disagreed with, and learned more deeply from God as a result?

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Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Love Goes the Extra Mile

The message, preached on September 12th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 8, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. When we get into debates about what Christians are allowed to do (or aren’t!), we ought to remember not to depend only on our knowledge, but to let love for one another guide our actions. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.