How to Deal With Others in a Healthy Way | Don’t Panic: Week 3
Polarization is all around us. Cat or dog? Chocolate or vanilla? Brian or Chuck? What is the difference between being informed and simply being formed?
Jesus taught a lot about how to deal with others. Like, a lot. Read Matthew 5:1-12 for one of his heavy hitters. Which of these is the easiest for you to believe or identify with, and which is the hardest? And, of course, why?
Read Matthew 25:35-36 & Matthew 25:40. Do you see Jesus in other people? Practically, how would your daily routine change if you believed each person had a little bit of Jesus in them?
The Bible—a book that contains stories of 9-foot giants, 1,000 years old people, food that falls from the sky, and cities turned to ash. In the midst of the stories, this Jesus character tells us to be “the light of the world.” Read Mathew 5:13-16. What in the world is he talking about?
Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and then pray as a group before you leave. Specifically ask how each person in the group can seek God and be a light, no matter the circumstances.
We are wired to get in a group and stay in that group. When we feel our group is being attacked we take it personal. This is how to combat those dynamics and form new groups that cut across the lines of politics.