Loving Well: Practicing the Second Great Commandment, week 3

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40

Genogram Your Family

Genogram—"a visual tool to help us look at the history and dynamics of our family over three to four generations”

Why? To become aware of and to break sinful patterns in our family of origin in order to learn how to live in the new family of God in Christ and to love people well.

Another lens: Unbiblical Family Commandments (see graphic)

Explore the Iceberg

Purpose: to become aware of our emotions in order to bring them before God and discern his will.

Reflections: “What are you [angry, sad, anxious, glad] about?”