September 6, 2026 | Pastor Nick Scheske
Matthew 18:15-20
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
What do you do when someone hurts you?
Matthew 18:15: “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.”
Matthew 18:15: “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.”That's defined. But look at the goal: If they listen to you, you have won them over.
Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Matthew 18:3: “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
S. B. I. - Situation. Behavior. Impact. And here's how simple this is.
Situation: Where and when did this happen?
Behavior: What did I actually see or hear?
Impact: What impact did that have on me?
Matthew 18:15: “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.”
What do I do when somebody tries to SBI me?
L. U. V. - Listen. Understand. Validate.
Matthew 18:19–20: “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.