A community of honor

Outline   A community of honor   Amsterdam Update   Romans 12: 9-21 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. What does it mean to Honor?   Honor: To honor is to understand that each person has great value, that they are extraordinary!!!!! The awe principle    Homes of Honor   Gary Smalley   Practical ways to Honor each other:   We honor with our tongues and our ears:  Protecting our hearts   We honor not only with what we say but also with what we are willing to listen to.   Proverbs 15:2 We honor when we challenge and correct:   We honor one another with our eyes, hands, feet, ears, and mouths:  With our Countenance.   Numbers 6:24-26  Mark 6:2-6  “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”   It is more difficult to love and honor, those who are close to you, than those who are new to you Why is that?          1.      It’s hard to give away what we are starving for.   2.      Familiarity breeds contempt.   There is something that happens when we become familiar with one another’s weaknesses that cause us to dishonor each other.   So we wind up with withholding honor at exactly the time when we need it the most.    When we begin to truly know each other.   The deepest longing in the human soul is to be loved unconditionally with out reserve despite all of our flaws.   Dan Davis:  In a church that promotes honor we should cover one another’s weaknesses and encourage each other’s strengths