Sermon Points:
1. Treat other Christians with genuine love (v9-16)
- Try to love people more than you love their opinion of you
- View other Christians as they are, your eternal family
- Treat peace making like you’re in training
- Try to be someone who can lend others hope
- Remember your limitations
- Put your money where your mouth is
- Be proactive in seeking people to comfort
- Treat people better than they deserve
- Try your best to feel what others feel
- Make friends with people who don’t advantage you
2. Overpower those who persecute them with good (v17-21)