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Intro
I must admit, kids are growing up in social media accounts, smart phones, and virtual reality video games have noting compared to those of us who are older than 30.
We had such games as an Etch-A-Sketch, Gumby and even…Connect The Dots.
You remember that fun car-ride activity don’t you.
[Slide - 2] Oh, man, what can it be!!! (Audience participation) [Slide - 3] Your good!
Most times, when doing these I could figure-out the picture before even drawing the lines.
Sometimes, however, I couldn’t [Slide - 4].
Even with a little help and a few less dots, I still couldn’t figure-it-out.
[Slide - 5]
Even with a little help and a few less dots, I still couldn’t figure-it-out.
[Slide - 4] Even if I was to give you the final picture, I bet you would have a hard time putting this picture together.
In many ways our lives of following Jesus is a lot like a game of connect the dots.
We know the final picture, we will one day be like Jesus.
As we grow in our knowledge of the Bible we start to add dots.
As we grow in the disciplines of prayer or Bible reading, we add dots to the picture.
However, there is a problem with the picture many of us are drawing, we are just a page full of dots.
We are lacking the line that makes the dots a picture.
Some of you can feel that something is missing.
You have a longing within yourself for something more, something deeper than the Me and Jesus you are accustomed to.
Sometimes, however, even with a little help ore often then not, when I was doing
Some of you can feel that something is missing.
That is because you were created for something more than Me and Jesus.
As a new creature in Christ, you were created to live a life in community, to live a life of Us and Jesus.
That is the line that makes all these dots into the beautiful picture - relationships.
For [Slide - 5] Following Jesus is relational.
Discipleship is inherently relational.
discipleship, the act of loving God and others while putting God’s truth into action, is inherently relational.
This makes sense because 59x’s in the New Testament God uses the phrase “one another” to shares with us the basis of all true Christian community.
For example, He tells us to:
Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10)
To care for one another ()
Speak the truth in love to one another (, )
Bear with one another ()
The line that connects the dots is relationships.
Over the month of January we will be exploring the topic of relationships.
One more
ome of you feel that way in regards to your walk with Jesus.
You learn truths about God and His Word.
You learn disciples like prayer, giving and serving.
Yet, your walk with Jesus seems to go
Some of you feel that way in regards to your walk with Jesus.
You learn truths about God and His Word.
You learn disciples like prayer, giving and serving.
Yet, your walk with Jesus seems to go
In this 4-week sermon series, we will offer you a biblical foundation for the truth that people are made for deep and meaningful relationships.
From the relationship within the Trinity to going deeper in our own relationships, we want to CONNECT THE DOTS about how vital CONNECTING is.
Jesus chose twelve men to be with him.
Of these twelve disciples, we are told that three, Peter, James and John, were selected to be a sort of “inner circle”.
We don’t exactly know why Jesus pulled these men aside and invested time in them.
They were clearly not men of polish, prestige and influence.
They were certainly not the brightest and most refined that could have been chosen.
Yet, Jesus singling these three men out to witness major events, unique opportunities that were unavailable to anyone else.
Question: Why should I invest in deep, Christ-centered relationships?
Pray
Jesus knew that to make disciples he would have to invest time in the lives of others - disciples are made through intentional, relational investment in the lives of a few (discipleship is inherently relational).
chose twelve men to be with him (disciples or apostles).
Each had a divine purpose for the kingdom of God during their lifetime and in the future (ex.
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Transition: As you all know, Jesus chose twelve men to be with him.
Of these twelve disciples, we are told that three, Peter, James and John, were selected to be a sort of “inner circle”.
We don’t exactly know why Jesus pulled these men aside and invested time in them.
They were clearly not men of polish, prestige and influence.
They were certainly not the brightest and most refined that could have been chosen.
Yet, multiple times in the Gospels we see Jesus singling these three men out to witness major events.
They were given unique opportunities that were unavailable to anyone else.
Of these twelve disciples, we are told that three, Peter, James and John, were selected to be a sort of “inner circle”.
We don’t exactly know why Jesus pulled these men aside and invested time in them, for they were clearly not men of polish, prestige and influence.
They lacked the formal education and rhetorical training (cf. ) and they were certainly not the brightest and most refined that could have been chosen.
Yet, multiple times in the Gospels we see Jesu singling them out and set apart from the others to witness major events that the others were not.
They were given unique opportunities that were unavailable to anyone else.
Jesus chose twelve men (disciples or apostles) to be with him
Of these twelve disciples, we are told that three, Peter, James and John, were selected to be a sort of “inner circle”.
We don’t exactly know why Jesus pulled these men aside and invested time in them.
They were clearly not men of polish, prestige and influence.
They lacked the formal education and rhetorical training (cf.
).
They were certainly not the brightest and most refined that could have been chosen.
Yet, multiple times in the Gospels we see Jesus singling these three men out, setting them apart from the others to witness major events.
They were given unique opportunities that were unavailable to anyone else.
For this reason, He chose twelve men to be with him.
Of these twelve disciples, we are told that three, Peter, James and John, were selected to be a sort of “inner circle”.
We don’t exactly know why Jesus pulled these men aside and invested time in them.
They were clearly not men of polish, prestige and influence.
They lacked the formal education and rhetorical training (cf.
).
They were certainly not the brightest and most refined that could have been chosen.
Yet, multiple times in the Gospels we see Jesus singling these three men out, setting them apart from the others to witness major events.
They were given unique opportunities that were unavailable to anyone else.
The question is why?
Why did Jesus invest deeply in the lives of the twelve?
Why not focus on the masses?
Why did He then focus on three specifically?
And as we are suppose to follow Christ’s example - [Slide - 6]
Question: Why should I invest in deep, Christ-centered relationships?
Through His time with the disciples, Jesus knew He needed to encourage and guide them to internalize His message, to internalize His mission.
That’s why “Jesus leadership development of his under-shepherds was not so much a course or a curriculum as it was a shared life.”
For special things happen when you share your life with others.
[Slide - 7] For one, you find a place where...
One reason, what motivated Jesus to invest in the twelve and specifically to the three - Jesus knew being a disciple is all about relationships - discipleship is inherently relational.
Through His time with the disciples, Jesus knew He needed to encourage and guide them to internalize His message, to internalize his mission.
“Jesus leadership development of his under-shepherds was not so much a course or a curriculum as it was a shared life.”
“Jesus leadership development of his under-shepherds was not so much a course or a curriculum as it was a shared life.”
Special things happen in Christ when you commit to deep relationships.
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