2. Matthew 18:15-16
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell
him his fault, between you and him alone.
If he listens to you, you have gained your
brother. But if he does not listen, take one
or two others along with you, that every
charge may be established by the evidence
of two or three witnesses.
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3. Matthew 18:17-18
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the
church. And if he refuses to listen even to
the church, let him be to you as a Gentile
and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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4. Matthew 18:19-20
Again I say to you, if two of you agree on
earth about anything they ask, it will be
done for them by my Father in heaven. For
where two or three are gathered in my
name, there I am among them.”
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5. Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord,
how often will my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? As many as seven
times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to
you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
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7. If the church is REACHING
people for Christ with the goal
of DISCIPLING them in Christ,
then you have to deal with
stuff in helping them move
toward MATURITY in Christ.

8. If the church is REACHING
people for Christ with the goal
of DISCIPLING them in Christ,
then you have to deal with
stuff in helping them move
toward MATURITY in Christ.
Tough love ADDRESSES sin while humility and
grace keep us from ADVERTISING it.

9. If the church is REACHING
people for Christ with the goal
of DISCIPLING them in Christ,
then you have to deal with
stuff in helping them move
toward MATURITY in Christ.
Tough love ADDRESSES sin while humility and
grace keep us from ADVERTISING it.
Tough love does not COMMEND one in sin
but CONFRONTS them with it in humility…

10. Tough love seeks to
RESTORE not IGNORE.

11. Tough love seeks to
RESTORE not IGNORE.
Tough love uses DISCIPLINE to DISCIPLE.

12. Tough love seeks to
RESTORE not IGNORE.
Tough love uses DISCIPLINE to DISCIPLE.
Reconciliation and restoration depend on
REPENTANCE.

13. Tough love seeks to
RESTORE not IGNORE.
Tough love uses DISCIPLINE to DISCIPLE.
Reconciliation and restoration depend on
REPENTANCE.
Part of the way that Jesus builds His church is
through the church holding each other
ACCOUNTABLE.

14. We are to hold each other
accountable in accordance
with God’s GUIDELINES
having sought God’s
GUIDANCE.

15. We are to hold each other
accountable in accordance
with God’s GUIDELINES
having sought God’s
GUIDANCE.
It is one thing to speak of forgiveness as a
PRINCIPLE, quite another to PRACTICE when
it’s PERSONAL.

16. We are to hold each other
accountable in accordance
with God’s GUIDELINES
having sought God’s
GUIDANCE.
It is one thing to speak of forgiveness as a
PRINCIPLE, quite another to PRACTICE when
it’s PERSONAL.
FORGIVENESS is not the same as
FELLOWSHIP.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on how seriously I take discipleship
and sin
( ) Identify any sin in my life that needs
addressed
( ) Identify if there is anyone I need to speak
to
( ) Meditate on Matthew 18:15-22.
( ) Other________________________