20230910 POST PENTECOST Don’t win over them. Win them over.

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The Passage: Matthew 18:15-20
The One Thing: Don’t win over them. Win them over.

Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 What did you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you about during the teaching?

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G1 What are positive ways that society today tells or teaches us to deal with hurts or wounds we’ve received? Negative?
G2 What are some effective ways you’ve found to address hurts or conflicts in your personal or professional life?
G3 What do you think about Jesus’ advice regarding approaching people who have hurt you in Matthew 18:15-20?
G4 When dealing with hurt, are you more likely to ghost the person who hurt you (sweep it under the rug) or blast them (tell everyone you know)?
G5 In cases of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional, power) how could Matthew 18:15—17 be weaponized or misused?
G6 18:19 | Knowing the context, what do you think Jesus meant by binding or loosing things on earth and in heaven?
G7 | 18:20 | How does the context of these verses help us understand verse 20 (“where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst”)? In what ways have we misunderstood this verse?

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S1 Is there someone that God is prompting you to talk to? Listen to his gracious “prods” and trust him in taking the first step.