A Call to Common Courtesy

Chapter 6 from "A Love Worth Giving" - Max Lucado


"He knocks before he enters. He always brings a gift. Food is served. The table is cleared. Thanks are offered. He knows your name and tells you his, and ...
He pulls out the chair for you."
"People can be so rude. We snatch parking places. We forget names. We interrupt. We fail to show up. Could you use some courtesy? Has it been a while since someone pulled out your chair?
Then let Jesus. Don't hurry through this though. Receive the courtesy of Christ. He's your groom. Does not the groom cherish the bride? Respect the bride? Honor the bride? Let Christ do what he longs to do."
"Common courtesy honors God and his children. 'Do your best to live in peace with everyone.' (Rom. 12: 18). Just do your best. You can't control their attitude, but you can manage yours."
1. When defining what love is not, Paul put rudeness on the list.
a. What's the rudest thing anyone has ever done to you?
b. Describe the rudest thing you've ever done to someone else.
c. How do you feel when someone is rude to you? How do you usually respond?
2. God calls us to a higher, more noble concern. Not "What are my rights?" but "What is more loving?"
a. Be honest: Do you usually think first about your rights or about what is most loving?
b. What does courtesy have to do with love?
c. Describe the most loving thing you did this week.