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The Friend Who Cares
July 11, 2024“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” JOHN 15:13 (WORDS OF JESUS – NRSV) When w...
Sacrificial Friendship
July 11, 2024My beloved friends, let us continue to love one another since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship wi...
A Burden Shared is a Burden Diminished
July 11, 2024Bear one another burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. GALATIONS 6:2 (NLT) Cancer is a life-changing experience. It changes how we view our...
Dealing With a New Physical Normal Reach Out to Others
March 10, 2024All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go t...
Our Community
May 5, 2022One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! For I am with you, and no one will attack and...
Back to Words Again
March 3, 2022A few days ago, I was reading James 3 and again WORDS was the hot topic. WORDS can either build you up and bring comfort or tear you down and create d...
The Power of Words
February 8, 2022Well-spoken words bring satisfaction … PROVERBS 12:14 (THE MESSAGE) “Nothing is easier than to make sounds in the form of words;nothing is more diffic...
Companions in Suffering
January 7, 2021I, John, your brother and companion in suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus … REVELATION 1:9 (NIV) The Apostle John call...
Sacrificial Friendship
August 27, 2020Dear Friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 JOHN 4:7 (NIV) Before I went ...
We Need Each Other
July 30, 2020Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man be alone.” GENESIS 2:18 I would like to share what I hope will be some words of encouragement. Th...
Godly Counsel
January 24, 2020All this comes from the Lord Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. ISAIAH 28:29 (NIV) I understand how Christians can be skeptical...
January 28, 2019
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. ECC...
Let The Lord Decide
July 26, 2018“I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge, decide the dispute this day.” JUDGES 11:27 (NIV...
Part II-Uncovering the Riches of Relationships
January 9, 2015The most perfect people in the world have imperfections, and so do we. And sometimes it is quite difficult for us to tolerate each other. We are to “b...
Uncovering the Riches of Relationships
November 12, 2014Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls...
The Treasure of Relationships
November 7, 2014Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” GENESIS 2:18 (NLT) It is not good for anyone to do life alone but there was a time i...
Endurance for the Journey Next Steps: Receive Support From Others
August 20, 2014Receive Support From Others It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps, ...
Giving Others Permission
February 28, 2013The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. PROVERBS 27:9 (THE MESSAGE) We all long for strong healthy friendships because d...
Trusting Others With Who I Am
February 20, 2013A friend loves you all the time PROVERBS 17:17 (NCV) I love the book of Proverbs. It truly is the Book of Wisdom. Last week we learned from Proverbs h...
Journeying With Others
February 15, 2013God said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.” GENESIS 2:18 (THE MESSAGE) It is true that we cannot do this l...
We Are An Open Book Before God
February 5, 2013I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, y...
Accepting Help
September 18, 2012Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God— let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a pries...
Run With Perseverance: Rely on your Support Team
February 20, 2012Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and...
Run With Perseverance: Hang Out With Other Pitchers
February 14, 2012“Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he b...
Lighten Your Load: Learn the Lesson of Boulders and Knapsacks
January 9, 2012“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” GALATIANS 6:2 I always believed, as we are told in Scripture, that w...
Relationship Repair
December 20, 2011Even when you’re tired of trying to work things out with others, someone understands your frustration, your confusion, your indifference. God un...
Next Steps: Receive Support From Others
December 15, 2011Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls...
When Forgiveness Seems Impossible
November 26, 2011Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus an...
The Ripple Effect
November 26, 2011He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has to be forgiven. Five years ago, Jennifer Smith desc...
Balancing Changing Needs
November 14, 2011It’s hard enough to keep healthy, balanced relationships when life is going well, but when we find ourselves on the rocky, unpredictable road of...