Love your enemiesMatthew 5:43-48Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus command his followers to do for their enemies, and what reason does he give?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Who is the hardest person for you to love right now?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • How will you pray for that person this week, and what one good thing will you do for them?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who might start asking about Jesus when they see you love an enemy?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).