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 […]
APRIL 24, 2022 Building Healthy Relationships THE POWER OF PATIENCE I Corinthians 13:4 I Cor. 13:4 – Love is Patient. Why Is Patience So Vital In Relationships? 1. Because everybody is different. I Cor. 12:6 – God works through different people in different ways. Your unique S.H.A.P.E. Spiritual Gift Heart Abilities Personality Experiences 2. Because […]