Building Up! Series

Romans 14:19 “Let us concentrate on things that make for harmony and the growth of our fellowship together.” (NTME)

Question: What is Keeping the Church from growing?

Key: Don’t cause a weaker Christian to sin!

What We Do Affects Others:

Can cause other believers to stumble. Vs. 13

Can cause other believers to be distressed. Vs. 15a

Can cause other believers to be destroyed. Vs. 15b

Question: Are you aware of how your actions influence others?

Six Ways we are to Build Each Other Up:

1) By making a Commitment to building them up! Vs. 19

Acts 4:36

Question: Who do you need to Encourage?

2) By Recognizing the Value of every person! Vs. 15b

Key: Remember Christ died for that person!

3) By Focusing on what is really Important! Vs. 16-18

Key: Remember it is a sin to disrupt the fellowship of the church!

4) By Limiting our Liberty out of love for each other! Vs. 20

Question: When is it wrong for us to do something that is Ok?

1 John 3:4

James 4:17

Romans 14:23

1 Corinthians 8:9-13

Question: How child proof is your life?

5) By not Forcing my opinion on others! Vs. 22

Romans 12:18

6) By Living by Faith! Vs. 23

Key: When in doubt, don’t!

Why are we to Build Up Each Other: Romans 15:1-13

Our Responsibility. Vs. 1-2

Galatians 6:1-5

The Reasons. Vs. 3-4

The Example of Jesus.

The Teachings of Scripture.

The Results. Vs. 5-13

The Church is Unified and God is Glorified!