November 14: Reflection Questions for Chapters 18-21

18a. What would make it easier for you to be able to share your needs, hurts, fears, and hopes with others?

18b. What one step can I take today to connect with another believer at a more genuine, heart-to-heart level?

19a. What do I see as the most important keys to cultivating Christian community?

19b. How can I help promote the characteristics of real community in my church?

20a. Reflect on the verse: “Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Cor 13:11). How can broken relationships in the church be restored?

20b. With whom do I need to restore a broken relationship—and how do I begin?

21a. What types of behavior can foment disunity within a church?

21b. What am I personally doing to protect unity in my church family right now?