Matthew 7:12 • Golden Rule
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Matthew 7:12
12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Leader - This is the word of the Lord
All - Praise be to God.
Yuval Noah Harari - “‘liberty’? There is no such thing in biology. Just like equality, rights and limited liability companies, liberty is something that people invented and that exists only in their imagination.”
The law comes to release to life.
The way of Jesus is not blind faith but active trust.
Matthew 7:12 - 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
In everything with everyone.
Eugene Peterson (MSG) - “Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them.
Philippians 2:5-8 - 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
1 John 3:1 - “See what great love the Father has lavished on us.”
Saint Augustine - Many have learned to offer the other cheek but do not know how to love him by whom they were struck.
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Each Sunday we come together we offer an open invitation into the way of Jesus. An invitation to enter into sacred rhythms - to draw near to God through singing, giving, learning, and praying.
As a community that desires renewal in Des Moines as it is in Heaven, we recognize that we cannot offer what we ourselves do not have. We cannot lead where we ourselves have not been led; in turn, these questions aim at reflection. Reflecting on God’s word and making space for his leadership.
After watching or listening consider the following discussion questions as a large group or in groups of three to four:
What stood out from the teaching?