We BELONG Together

We Have Authority

We Need Back Up

Even The Lone Ranger Had Tonto

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 CSB

9 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. 10 For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm? 12 And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.

John 13:34–35 CSB

34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Love Always Protects

Proverbs 11:13 CSB

13 A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Covers with Silence

Stops it in it’s tracks

Love Always Trust

Matthew 9:1–2 CSB

1 So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town. 2 Just then some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”

Faith of His Friends

Love Always Hopes

Expects great things for others

Be Enthusiastic about other peoples Accomplishments

We have a culture of Celebration and Honor

Love Always Perseveres

Everyone wants to persevere until they’re ready to quit.

Love walks in when others walk out.

Proverbs 17:17 CSB

17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.

Proverbs 18:24 CSB

24 One with many friends may be harmed, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Romans 12:5 NIV

5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.