Rebuilding Broken Relationships – 2/28/21

Sermon Notes:

Application Questions:

Have some of your group members read these verses aloud: Acts 9:26-27, Acts 15:36-40, Colossians 4:10, 2 Timothy 4:11, & 2 Corinthians 5:18-19.

Dive deeper into this week’s message and passage from the Bible. Here are some questions to help guide your group discussion.

In your own words, how would you define trust?

Why is it the foundation to every relationship? 

With relationships, conflict is inevitable. The way we disagree can break trust or build it. Trust requires interpersonal conflict. Think of a time when you’ve had conflict with someone that was handled in an unhealthy way. How did that cause trust to be lost? 

Think of a time when conflict was handled in a healthy way. 

How did that cause trust to be earned? 

How can you disagree with someone in a way that builds trust?

Paul and Barnabas experienced a disagreement so sharp that it permanently fractured their relationship. If we’re going to be effective in our mission, we’ve got to grow in trying to understand others before seeking to be understood. 

How do you typically handle interpersonal conflict with someone you care about? 

In what ways could seeking to understand someone else before seeking to be understood help build more trust in your own relationships?

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God reconciled our relationship with him. And God has given us the task of reconciling people to him. In what ways could you give up your own wants and needs in order to reconcile with someone else? 

What is something you could do this week to remain curious about someone else’s perspective, feelings, and understanding, even if you don’t agree with them? 

How can you personally grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus so that you are able to help others be reconciled to him?