Nov. 08, 2026

“Loving Liberty” Part 2
Romans 14:19-23
Central Idea: Believers must exercise liberty in responsible love.
Review of Romans 14:1-18
• ______________ those who disagree with you (1-2)
• The strong must not ________ ________ on the weak (3)
• The weak must not __________ the strong (3)
• Each person must live for the ________ (5-9)
•We will all give an ______________ to God (10-12)
• Don’t let your freedom bring spiritual _________ to others (13-15)
• God’s kingdom is not focused on the external, but on the heart (16-18)
I. Loving liberty seeks to build up others (19-21)
A. Reminder
• “So then” = therefore - draws a ___________________
• “we pursue” - a call to get __________
• “pursue” = “chasing after” / make every __________
• It requires a __________________
B. Peacemaking
• peace = joining together again that which had been _________
C. Building up of one another
• “building up” - building of a house/_____________ edification
D. Limitations (20-21)
1. Don’t tear down (20a)
• “tear down” - ________________, demolishing
• “work of God” = the ______________ & the _____________
2. Don’t overstep freedom (20b)
“good” things become “evil” when they cause ______________
3. Don’t cause a stumble (21)
• The moment my “good” causes “evil” for another,
it also becomes “________” for me.
II. Loving liberty provides a clear conscience (22-23)
A. Don’t _______ your freedom (22a): focus on the strong believer
• The faith that you have, keep between yourself and ________.
B. We are all called to live by ________ (22b-23)
1. To live by faith is a ____________ (22b)
• To live according to one’s conscience is to be ___________.
2. To live in ___________ is to be condemned (23)
Point: If there is any doubt you should do it - _______!
Applications:
1. Ask God to show you if your actions are harming other people’s
____________ in Christ?
• If God reveals a specific area: confess, repent, seek forgiveness.
2. Do we love each other enough to _______ up what we want to do
for the sake of __________?
• Our goal is to join _________ in the building of His church.