Do to Others - Notes

- 2/18/2025

The Sermon on the Plain - Luke 6:27-38

  1. Fill in the blank: An enemy is a person who _____.
  2. In this continuation of the Sermon on the Plain, how does Jesus fill in the blank: An enemy is a person who _____. hates, curses, mistreats, strikes, takes things that do not belong to them
  3. How does Jesus teach us to behave toward enemies? We are to respond with love, good works, blessing, prayer, non-resistance, and giving. In addition, we are to treat enemies the way we desire enemies to treat us. Jesus also tells us to lend without expecting a return, and forgive, and refrain from judging and condemnation.
  4. What might a contemporary Christian need to let go of to practice loving behavior toward enemies?
  5. What would a contemporary Christian be called to embrace?
  6. What might you say to counter the objections of a disciple who struggles with this teaching?
  7. What one loving action can you take in response to an enemy while safeguarding yourself from continued harm?
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