JULY 10, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF LOVE Matt 22:36-39 – “Which is the most important command?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind” this is the first and greatest commandment. The second most important is similar: “Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.” 3 LAWS OF […]
JUNE 26, 2022 RECOVERING FROM RESENTMENT Building Strong Relationships I Corinthians 13:5 I Cor. 13:5 – Love keeps no record of wrongs. (LB) Does not hold grudges. 1. Causes of resentment (All verses from Job…Good News Translation.) What people say about us. Job 12:5 – You have no troubles, yet you make fun of me; […]
JUNE 19, 2022 WEARING SHOES YOU WANT FILLED Genesis 19: 1-26 Genesis 13:11 – So Lot chose for himself. Genesis 19:16 – When he hesitated . . . Five Fatal Mistakes 1. Avoid the wrong emphasis in life. He placed financial prosperity above the spiritual prosperity of his family. Genesis 13:10 – Lot looked up […]
JUNE 12, 2022 HOW TO MANAGE YOUR ANGER Building Strong Relationships Prov. 29:11 – A fool gives full vent to anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. I Cor. 13:5 –Love is not easily angered. First let’s look at four common expressions of anger. 1. The exploder. Gen. 4:5 & 8 – Cain […]
June 5, 2022 Building Healthy Relationships HOW TO GIVE AND GET RESPECT I Corinthians 13:5 I Cor. 13:5 – Love is not rude. (Ph) Love has good manners Rudeness: A lack of respect for others. I Peter 2:17 – Show proper respect to everyone. 1. Why treat everyone with respect? a. Because God made everybody. […]
MAY 29, 2022 Building Healthy Relationships HOW TO GIVE AND GET RESPECT I Corinthians 13:5 I Cor. 13:5 – Love is not rude. (Ph) Love has good manners Rudeness: A lack of respect for others. I Peter 2:17 – Show proper respect to everyone. 1. Why treat everyone with respect? a. Because God made everybody. […]
MAY 22, 2022 Building Healthy Relationships GETTING EGO OUT OF THE WAY I Corinthians 13:4 I Cor. 13:4 – Love is never boastful or proud. 1. What pride does to relationships. Pr. 13:10 – Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It produces misunderstanding. Matt. 7:5 – Take the log out of your own eye first, and […]
MAY 15, 2022 Building Healthy Relationships REDUCING RIVALRY IN RELATIONSHIPS I Corinthians 13:4 I Cor. 13:4 – Love does not envy. 1. How envy ruins relationships. It causes conflict. James 4:1 – What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? It kindles resentment. Titus 3:3 – […]
MAY 8, 2022 WOMEN OF POSITIVE INFLUENCE Acts 16:13-15 Proverbs 31:30 – Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Four Keys To Women Of Influence 1. You need to be open to God. Acts 16:14 – The Lord opened her heart to respond to […]
MAY 1, 2022 BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS KINDNESS BRINGS OUT THE BEST John 13:34 – (Jesus) As I have loved you, so you must love one another. Loving People As Jesus Did. 1. Accept their uniqueness. Romans 15:7 – Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you. I Cor. 13:5 – Love doesn’t demand its […]