Apr. 27, 2025

Grow Up!

Respect

Primary Text:  1 Peter 2:15-17          

Last Teaching:  Grow Up! – Anger Control

1)  Slow to Anger

1 Corinthians 13:4-5:  Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  

Psalm 86:15:  But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. 

2)  Do Not Sin

James 1:19-20:  My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 

Ephesians 4:26-27:  “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.  

This Week’s Teaching:

1)  Not Rude

1 Corinthians 13:4-5:  Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  

DQ 1) What is rudeness?  What are antonyms of rudeness?

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2)  Proper Respect

1 Peter 2:15-17:  For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.  Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.  Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.  

DQ 2) Define respect.  How do we show proper respect to others?
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3)  Respect God 

Exodus 20:1-8:  And God spoke all these words:…  “You shall have no other gods before me.  You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below….  You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.  Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.”  

DQ 3) How should reverence, fear, and respect all be interwoven in our love for God?
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4)  Respect Your Neighbor

Exodus 20:12-17:  “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.  You shall not murder.  You shall not commit adultery.  You shall not steal.  You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”  

DQ 4) Why does respect for others seem to be diminishing in our society? 

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5)  A New Command

John 13:34-35:  “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”  

DQ 5) How is respect an essential component of love?  

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