Colossians 3:12-15 ESV

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved (v. 12)

compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, (v. 12)

bearing with one another (v. 13)

and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (v. 13)

Above compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, Put On LOVE!!!

Then We and Everything are Bound Together in PERFECT HARMONY with PEACE!

STORY: How did you do with the assignment to show hospitality to one another? Did you meet and greet people in worship that you did not know? Did you share a meal with someone in your home or a restaurant? How did that go and what did you learn? Did you give your favorite seat to someone?

DISCUSSION: Share a personal experience helping someone through a difficult and trying time in their life. How did the Lord use you to “bear” with someone? Relate a time when someone came alongside you and helped you through a difficult time. Have you ever had to forgive someone whom you had a complaint against? What was that experience like? Has anyone ever forgiven you an offense, perceived or real?

ASSIGNMENT: Identify someone this week in your Life Group, our church or your community that you know is going through a difficult time (relational, career, school, health, financial). Discover ways that you can come alongside and help them bear up under the pressure and strain.

CHALLENGE: Can you name the “One Another” assignments from the previous weeks?

• Encourage and Build Up One Another,

• Confess to and Pray for One Another,

• Be Devoted to One Another in Brotherly Love and Honor One Another,

• Be Hospitable to One Another