Relational Living

Unpack Core Values

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Over the next 7 weeks, we are going to look at 7 Christian Values to live by to be effective in the 21st century

Things like:

Living a relational life

Being relevant to the world around us

Be real with God, quit trying to hide things from God

Living a life of excellence

Living an Effective life

Living a united Christian life

The most important thing in life is to love God and love people

Me

My great relationships

Church from my childhood

Life Groups 2003

John Shaffer

Navy friends around the world

Capt. Montgomery greatest leered I ever had in the Navy

Don Nichols life long friend that I have laughed with and cried with

Great Marksberry you meet him last week he is my pastor

Slide 3 Last by not least Valerie Gen: 2:18

18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

We

Slide 5 I’m sure you have many relationships too. We are made to be in relationships

Think about the people you like, love and want to be around

Family

Friends

Strangers for you extroverts out there

Think about those that you don’t want to be around is it you or them that is causing the problem.

Maybe you need to forgive and forget something that is keeping you apart

Toxic Relations ships

Those relationships that discourage you

Those that don’t want the best for you

If it is not you that is the problem then you may need to distance yourself from these relationships until things change

You also might want to examine yourself. Maybe it is you that has to change or take a risk to restore the relationship.

Whatever the problem is we need to work on it.

And you can do it. Especially if you are a part of God’s Family. In a relationship with Jesus

There is power in relationships and the gathering!

We will talk may about that in a few mins

What are God’s thoughts on this.

God

Summarize Matthew 21 and 22

Approach from Bethphage and Bethany

Slide 7 Picture

Instructs Disciples to obtain a colt

The Triumphal entry

Enter Jerusalem and enter the Temple

Jesus clears the Temple

Jesus Heals the blind and lame

Preist plot against / Angry with Jesus indignant

Went back to Bethany

Jesus Curses the fig tree

Have faith; prayer; forgive

Enter Jerusalem again and enter the temple

The authority of Jesus is questioned

Parable of the two sons

Parable of the tenants

Chapter 22

Parable of the wedding banquet

Paying Tax to Caesar

The Sadducees question about marriage and the resurrection

The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40 Slides 9 and 10

The Greatest Commandment

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Jesus is quoting the Shema

Jews would pray this prayer twice every day and cover their eyes while that recited it. Jesus would have prayed this every day

Det 6:4-5

4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

The Pharisees would have known exactly what Jesus was talking about

Jesus is also quoting

Leviticus 19:18

18 “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Good samaritan Luke 10:25

How did Jesus live a relational life? Slide 15

He healed the sick

He lived in community by being in the synagogue

Luke tells us that He went to the Synagogue as was His custom.

He assembled a band of friends that helped Him in His ministry

12 Apostles

Matthew 10

2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Judas was replaced by Matthias

Paul is also considered an Apostle

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We are told to not forsake the gathering of the saints

Heb 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

He knew that some would not join Him “The rich young ruler”

He took risk in relationships that could be dangerous “Judas”

You

Slide 19 If we are not living a relational life, a life that loves others then we need to work on that.

I know loving your neighbor and entering into relationships can be scary but we can work on that

Relationships a work, shop and have fun.

Relationships in church

Everywhere we go because loving others is not just suggested by Jesus. He says it is the law.

We

Slide 21 Why does Jesus want us to love others and be in relationships?

Why gather together?

There is power in the gathering and in relationships

Promise Keepers

Church

Large

Small

Sports Teams

6st Player

UCF Bounce House

12th Player

So much so we are trying to simulate a gathering in the cover world

Call to action

Today you can take the risk and enter into a relationship with God and us here at FCCCB

It is as simple as deciding to Love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all you mind

Turning from sin repenting

And being baptizes

We can do that right now today.

The Path

1 PS 25:4-5

Show me how you work, God;

School me in your ways.

Take me by the hand;

Lead me down the path of truth.

You are my Savior, aren’t you?

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Let me Pray for you