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Together we Stand John 13:34-35; 17:20-21. *Quotes from the book:. You have got to learn to feed yourself -or you’ll wind up dumpster diving for someone else’s leftovers. *Quotes from the book:. Galatians 6:7-8
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Together we Stand John 13:34-35; 17:20-21
*Quotes from the book: • You have got to learn to feed yourself -or you’ll wind up dumpster diving for someone else’s leftovers
*Quotes from the book: • Galatians 6:7-8 • 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. • 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
*Quotes from the book: • What if we made it a lifestyle of pouring into our new life and starving our old life?
*Quotes from the book: • Luke 6:45— • 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
*Quotes from the book: • What we direct ourhandsto do – reveals the condition of ourhearts.
TALK ABOUT IT: • What keeps you from God the most? • Would you like that to change? • What are some steps you can take?
Ways to deepen our roots: • *Disciplines: • ~Worship • ~Prayer • ~Bible • *4th Discipline: • ~Community
Before you dismiss this: John 15:12-- 12 This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.
1 John 3:11-- 11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
1 John 3:23-- 23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
1 John 4:7-- 7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
1 John 4:11-12-- 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
1 John 4:11-12-- 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
*Community is more than just hanging out together. *It is sharing LIFE together.
John 13:34-35 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
John 13:34-35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.
John 17:20-21 I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
John 17:20-21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And my they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.