MAIN IDEA
God calls us to submit to authority even when we disagree with that authority
KEY VERSES
Matthew 18:15-16
15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Deuteronomy 32:35
It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”
Philippians 2:5-11
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! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
J HIGH DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What is your favorite subject in school?
What is difficult about obeying someone you disagree with?
How do you usually handle disagreements?
Read Matthew 18:15-16. How does this change the way you approach conflict?
What is one way you can honor authority in your life this week?
HIGH SCHOOL QUESTIONS
What is your favorite subject in school?
What is difficult about obeying someone you disagree with?
How are you currently handling conflict with authority in your life?
Read Matthew 18:15-16. Does this change the way you approach conflict? Explain.
How can you put yourself in the perspective of your authority figures this week?