Groups
Developing Friendships developing relationships
Groups
Am I developing friendships?
Fellowship - Acts 2:42c-e
Connecting
Friendships
Relational element
-Connecting
-Fellowship
-Relational
-Places:
- to love & be loved
- to care & be cared for
- to know & be known
-Realizing we can’t change on our own
Nobody walks alone
Sharing our junk, a healthy version of trash talk.
James 5:16
Shaped by Community
- Shaped by Friends
- Shaped by Stories
Receiving
It’s about me, James 5.16.
It’s about others, James 5.19-20
Bible study highlighting
Red for heart, love
Love
Agape. Deliberate desire for the highest good of another demonstrated in sacrificial action.
“A dog is man’s best friend.
A cat is an opportunity for man to express love to another, with no foreseeable benefit, acknowledgement or recognition from the one that demands its way, is ungrateful and takes over your space.” Pal
Love. Do, obey.
Not performance based.
Not 50/50 but 100/100, even if 100/60 or 100/40 or 100/-40.
Friend
“Friends find friends. Friends guide friends. Who’s your friend?” Pal
F Find a friend
R Reach a frnd for Christ
N Need. I need a friend
D Develop a friend in Christ-likeness
S Send a friend to serve - Pal
Developing Friendships developing relationships
Groups
- Grow in Loving People.
- Relational element
Am I developing friendships?
Fellowship - Acts 2:42c-e
Connecting
Friendships
Relational element
-Connecting
-Fellowship
-Relational
-Places:
- to love & be loved
- to care & be cared for
- to know & be known
-Realizing we can’t change on our own
Nobody walks alone
Sharing our junk, a healthy version of trash talk.
James 5:16
Shaped by Community
- Shaped by Friends
- Shaped by Stories
Receiving
It’s about me, James 5.16.
It’s about others, James 5.19-20
Bible study highlighting
Red for heart, love
Love
Agape. Deliberate desire for the highest good of another demonstrated in sacrificial action.
“A dog is man’s best friend.
A cat is an opportunity for man to express love to another, with no foreseeable benefit, acknowledgement or recognition from the one that demands its way, is ungrateful and takes over your space.” Pal
Love. Do, obey.
Not performance based.
Not 50/50 but 100/100, even if 100/60 or 100/40 or 100/-40.
Friend
“Friends find friends. Friends guide friends. Who’s your friend?” Pal
F Find a friend
R Reach a frnd for Christ
N Need. I need a friend
D Develop a friend in Christ-likeness
S Send a friend to serve - Pal