Stumbling Blocks

Follow Along with the Message

The Life of Christ: Study 96

Humility and Pride - Stumbling blocks

Causing Others to Stumble (Matthew 18:6)

1. The emphasis of what Jesus tells us here is on  .
2. We are called to meet
   •   needs
   •   needs as well.
3. While all sin causes offense not all offense causes sin.
4. Causing one to sin:
   • leading someone to break God’s   law …
   • fall into unbelief, or …
   • False or heretical  .
5. A horrible death is preferable to causing another to sin. 

Resisting Stumbling Blocks (Matthew 18:7; Mark 9:38-50)

1. A   on two entities:
   1. The world
   2. The one who causes temptation.
2.   sources:
   1. The world
   2. Those who cause temptation in regard to others.
   3. Those who cause temptation in regard to ourselves.
3. Anything between us and God needs to be  .

Purification (Mark 9:49, 50)

1. In the crucible of  , the dross of sin is burnt off.
2. The more we look and act like Jesus the more we are going to be able to   our community for Christ.