Relationships//Middle School

Illustration

A Brick = foundation. You have to put that in first before you can build the rest of the house. You have to understand this before you can understand the rest of it.

Intro

In relationships today, it’s so difficult to keep quality friendships. At times we fail at being a good friend or knowing how to be a good friend and due to our lack of knowledge or experience, these relationships sink. Or, we just try to go it alone.

Well, instead of bouncing from ship to ship, I want us to learn what it would take for our relationships to be built to weather any storm and to set sail into deeper waters.

In saying so, we are going to see what the Bible has to say about relationships and get to work.

God has friends. Always has/Always will.

God’s friendship is called The Trinity and it’s so cool.

Trinity teaches us about God’s relation with Himself and us.

Therefore we should be serious about the relationship we carry with God.

God designed it that way from the beginning. God created everything to be enjoyed with Him.

The Garden of Eden, Heaven, Creation, Redeeming creation.

Why is this so important?

Because Jesus prayed for it in . Let’s check it out.

Read here.

This is life =

John 17:3 ESV

3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

John 17:3

Relationship with God, your heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ.

This is relationship =

John 17

John 17:11 ESV

11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

One with the Father and Jesus and one with each other.

More specifically - keep them in your name* (What’s this mean?) Intimacy. Sharing the secret of Philip as my first name. YHWH was God’s name and it was an intense intimate secret.

This is the purpose =

John 17:20–21 ESV

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

John 17:20 ESV

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

John 17:

John 17

One with the Father and Jesus and one with each other so that the world will see our testimony for Jesus. We are not to separate and disengage from the world but rather to have an intentional relationship with it.

Where do we go from here?

Checklist and Evaluate

Repent of your sins and turn to Jesus.

Stop hanging out in the shallow end of the pool. Head into deeper waters.

Protect your time with God/Begin time with God. If you were to start a YouTube channel, what would the majority of your videos consist of?

Let’s do a better job building relationships and learn to have relationships like Jesus prayed or us tonight.

Always coming when I don’t expect it.

What do I do? Meet with the family.

Worst ones when you don’t know where they’re at spiritually.

Visitation, Service.

When meeting with family, discover stories.

My job as the officiant of the service is to help that family say goodbye.

Discuss the hope we have in Jesus. . Great Promise, Great Place, Great Person.

Meet w/Family to get those pictures so I can give the audience that picture. Any favorite Bible verses? Favorite songs?

If they are a believer, can I get their Bible?

Doubting Thomas .