“One Anothering”

The Scriptures have a lot to say about how we should treat each other. Serving leaders are characterized by selflessness, focused on their Audience of One by serving their brothers and sisters. The following passages give practical advice on how to “one another": 

Mark 9:50 “Be at peace with each other.”
John 13:34-35 “As I have loved you...love one another.”
Romans 12:10 “Be devoted to one another in love.”
Romans 12:16 “Live in harmony with one another.”
Romans 15:7 “Accept one another.”
Galatians 5:13-15 “Serve one another humbly in love.”
Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens.”
Ephesians 4:2 “Be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other.”
Ephesians 5:21 “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
Colossians 3:9 “Do not lie to each other.”
Colossians 3:12-14 “Bear with each other and forgive one another.”
Colossians 3:16 “Teach and admonish one another with all wisdom.”
1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Encourage one another.”
Hebrews 10:24-25 “Spur one another on toward love and good deeds...not giving up meeting together...but encouraging one another.”
James 4:11 “Do not slander one another.”
James 5:16 “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other.”
1 Peter 4:8-10 “Love each other deeply...offer hospitality to one another without grumbling...use whatever gift [you’ve] received to serve others.”
1 Peter 5:5 “Cloth yourselves with humility toward one another.”
1 John 3:11, 16-18 “Love one another...lay down our lives...love with actions/in truth.”

[These passages on “one anothering” do well in introducing the DO section of our second phase on the Serving Leadership Journey. Next week we will look at Jesus as a performance coach.]