Do this lesson in small groups of 5 or 6. Split the work among your co-leaders.

Hook: The Bananana Game
Theme Verse: Matt 5:43-48

After the game, do the "Even My Enemy" worksheet.
For qn 1, clarify what an enemy means.

Use this definition:

Someone is your enemy if...
1. You try not to talk about him (or her).
2. You try not to associate with him (or her).
3. You don't even want to associate with anything that links to him (or her).
4. You don't treat him (or her) like a friend.

The point is not to limit enemies to people we really really hate.

Instead of qn 3, cover the 'Surprise' section in the Love Joy Peace notes.

And then get one of your leaders to wrap up Matt 5:43-48. Do your own summary for this. I leave it to you as your "meditation homework". Try to answer the question: What does it mean to love our enemies? You may refer to the teacher's guide to help you understand it.

Why should we love our enemies? Simple. Just as our enemies may not deserve to be loved us, we do not deserve to be loved by God. We were once the bad guy. We were once enemies of God. But God loved us, his enemies, and died for us on the Cross. (Rom 5:8).

Since God has done it for us, then why can't we do it on to our enemy? If we can't (love our enemy) it can only means that we have not understood the meaning of our salvation, and the fact that we cannot love our enemies indicates that our pride still exists.

Then the question is what will happen to our enemy's soul. If we choose not to love them and do not act and our enemy's soul is not saved, is the blood not on our hands? (Ezekiel 33:6) And if our enemies are actually our brothers-in-Christ, then shouldn't they be our friend instead of enemies since we have a common God?

Split into smaller groups and get them to pray for themselves to love their enemies.