Love One Another—1 John 3:11–24 Open It 1. *Who is someone (in history or alive today) whose life is an example of what it means to love? 2. Who is someone (in history or alive today) whose life is an example of what it means to hate? Explore It 1. What message had the readers of 1 John heard from the beginning? (3:11) 2. Why did Cain murder his brother? (3:12) 3. About what should believers not be surprised? (3:13) 4. How can a person know that he or she has passed from death to life? (3:14) 5. What is the result of hating one’s brother? (3:15) 6. *How do we know what love is? (3:16) 7. What question did the author ask his readers? (3:17) 8. *How should Christians love? (3:18) 9. What is God greater than? (3:20) 10. What is the result of not being condemned by one’s heart? (3:21–22) 11. What is God’s command? (3:23) 12. *What is the result of obeying God’s command? (3:24) 13. How do believers know that God lives in them? (3:24) Get It 1. How does the world hate believers today? 2. When have you experienced the hatred of the world? 3. What does it mean to love one’s brother? 4. *When do you struggle with loving other Christians? 5. *How do you demonstrate your love for fellow believers? 6. Why do we struggle with loving other Christians with our material possessions? 7. Why is it easier to love with words rather than actions? 8. In what way does love result in life, and hate result in death? Apply It 1. *For what fellow Christian whom you have difficulty loving will you do something kind this week? 2. How can you use your material possessions to love another believer this week? 3. What specific step will you take this week to put your love for another Christian into action?