Embracing Responsibility: Building Community in Faith

Explore the profound question "Am I my brother's keeper?" through biblical reflections on community, relationships, and personal responsibility. Delve into key scriptures emphasizing love, devotion, and mutual support among believers, highlighting our responsibilities towards God, neighbors, and ourselves. Reflect on the call to actively engage in fostering a connected and caring church community.

• Church community
• Biblical reflections
• Personal responsibility
• Relationships
• Faith

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1. Creating Community In The Church

2. Answering the Question Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? " He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground. Genesis 4:9-10

3. Am I my brothers keeper? Realization of our place in this relationship Am I 1. Galatians 6:1-10 2. Romans 14:7 3. 1 Corinthians 12:13-14, 25-27

4. Am I my brothers keeper? Recognition that a relationship exists my brother s 1. Genesis 13:1-8 2. Matthew 23:6-12 3. Matthew 12:46-50 4. Romans 12:9-13

5. Am I my brothers keeper? Reception of personal responsibility keeper? 1. Keeper = hedge, bodyguard, watchman (Eze. 33:5-6) 2. Galatians 6:1 3. 1 John 4:20; Hebrews 12:6 4. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 5. Romans 16:17-18 6. Matthew 18:17 7. 1 Corinthians 5:9-13

6. Responsibilities Toward One another Love Devoted to Give preference to Same mind toward Consider Encourage Tolerate Hospitable Build up Admonish Serve Bear the burdens of Forgive Pray for

7. We have responsibilities Toward our God Toward our neighbor Toward our brother/sister Toward ourselves

8. Answer this question What will you do?