Rebuke and forgive

• Luke 17:3-4, 1-2
• I Corinthians 5:1, 13; II Corinthians 2:6-8 – Rebuke and then forgive
• Matthew 27:3-5

Differ and admire

• Romans 12:3
• Acts 16:1
• Titus 1:2
• We should appreciate our differences and learn from each other.

Weep and rejoice

• Romans 12:15
• John 11:30-36
• Acts 15:3
• Philippians 1:3; 2:1
• Whether this comes naturally or not, this is a skill we must develop.

Seeking the Lord

• Deuteronomy 4:29
• Acts 17:26-27
• Matthew 6:33
• Zephaniah 2:2-3
• Proverbs 28:5
• Psalms 40:16; 70:4; 105:3-4
• II Chronicles 7:14-15 – Humbling yourself.
• II Chronicles 11:16 – Worship is a way of seeking God.
• Isaiah 51:1-2
• II Chronicles 20:1-4
• Ezra 8:21-22
• Daniel 9:2-5
• Zechariah 8:21-22
• Malachi 2:7 – Seeking to hear messages from God’s word is part of seeking Him. See Titus 1:9.
• I Peter 2:9
• Exodus 33:7-11 – We seek God through worship.
• Jeremiah 29:11-15 – We can seek God through our expressions of belief.
• II Chronicles 15:1-15; 17:3-4 – Seeking God comprises all sorts of righteous actions.
• What things hamper us from seeking God?
  • Hosea 7:7-11 – Doing things that don’t make sense.
  • Amos 8:11-14 – Not setting God above all else.
    • Psalms 83:16
    • I Thessalonians 3:14

Money

We are not alone

• James 1:17
• Job 12:10
• Matthew 6:31-34

Warnings

• Luke 16:13
• Hebrews 13:5
• I John 3:17
• Galatians 6:7-10

Contentment

• I Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19

Work and idleness

• Genesis 2:15
• Colossians 3:23-24
• Galatians 2:10
• Matthew 25:26-29
• II Thessalonians 3:6-15
• Proverbs 10:4; 12:11; 13:4; 14:23; 6:6; 18:9

Examples (guidelines)

• Acts 6:1-3
• I Timothy 5:1-16
• Acts 20:35
• Luke 3:11
• James 1:27; 2:14-17
• Acts 5:3-4
• Luke 12:33-34; 14:12-14; 18:22-24