Matthew 8: ⁵When Jesus was going into the town ofCapernaum, an army officer came up to him and said, ⁶"LORD,my servant is at home in such terrible pain that he can't even move." ⁷"Iwill go and heal him," Jesus replied. ⁸But the officer said,"LORD, I'm not good enough for you to come into my house. Just give theorder, and my servant will get well. ⁹I have officers who giveorders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say toone of them, 'Go!' and he goes. I can say to another, 'Come!' and he comes.I can say to my servant, 'Do this!' and he will do it." ¹⁰WhenJesus heard this, he was so surprised that he turned and said to the crowdfollowing him, "I tell you that in all of Israel I've never found anyonewith this much faith! ¹¹ Many people will come from everywhereto enjoy the feast in the kingdom of heaven with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.¹²Butthe ones who should have been in the kingdom will be thrown out into thedark. They will cry and grit their teeth in pain." (CEV)

Matthew 15: ²²Suddenly a Canaanite woman from therecame out shouting, "LORD and Son of David, have pity on me! My daughteris full of demons." ²³Jesus did not say a word. But the womankept following along and shouting, so his disciples came up and asked himto send her away. ²⁴Jesus said, "I was sent only to the peopleof Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep." ²⁵The womancame closer. Then she knelt down and begged, "Please help me, LORD!" ²⁶Jesusreplied, "It isn't right to take food away from children and feed it todogs."e ²⁷"LORD, that's true," the woman said, "but even dogsget the crumbs that fall from their owner's table." ²⁸Jesusanswered, "Dear woman, you really do have a lot of faith, and you willbe given what you want." At that moment her daughter was healed. (CEV))

Mark 9: ³⁸John said, "Teacher, we saw a man usingyour name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and wetold him to stop." ³⁹Jesus said to his disciples: Don't stophim! No one who works miracles in my name will soon turn and say somethingbad about me. ⁴⁰Anyone who isn't against us is for us. ⁴¹Andanyone who gives you a cup of water in my name, just because you belongto me, will surely be rewarded. (CEV)

Romans 2: ¹¹God doesn't have any favorites! Romans 3: ²²God treats everyone alike. (CEV)

Col 3: ²⁵But Christ has no favorites! 1 Tim 5: ²¹....befair with everyone, and don't have any favorites. (CEV)

Psalms 82: ²How long will you keep judging unfairlyand favoring evil people? ³Be fair to the poor and to orphans.Defend the helpless and everyone in need. (CEV)

1. What are some of the ways Jesus showed God's love towards peopleof other nationalities?
2. Why did many of the Jews hate outsiders and feel perfectly OK totreat them badly?
3. How do the stories of Jesus help us see how much God wants to bringeveryone into His family?
4. When we meet regularly in a group how does that help us overcome"us" and "them" rivalries?
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