Read: Matthew 18:3

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, you must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

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Discuss

  • What does it mean when Jesus says that we need to become like little children? In what ways?

 

  • The Apostle Paul uses the metaphor, "the body of Christ," over and over again in his writings: what is the power of this metaphor and what could it mean for our relationships?

 

  • PC said if we are growing and are healthy, our "circles of love" will be expanding; our openness to love - both receiving love and extending it - will be increasing. 
    • What does your "circle of love" look like?

 

  • What kinds of things cause us to close ourselves off?

 

Isolation breads brokenness, and brokenness breads isolation.

We have to choose to end the cycle by engaging life and choosing openness and love.

 

  • What are some small ways in which we can begin to choose openness and love?

 

Read: John 10:10

I came to give life—life in all its fullness.

  • What is true and abundant life? 

 

  • How can this be found through openness?