Relationship Over Isolation

Our Motives

• Relationship Over Isolation
• Life Transformation Over More Information
• Biblical Truth Over My Opinion
• Going Over Staying
• Investing Over Consuming
• Strong Families Over Busy Calendars

Relationship over Isolation

We desire to live in community doing life together by overcoming barriers that cause isolation.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Hebrews 10:25; Matthew 18:15-17; Mark 12:30-31

WHY RELATIONSHIPS?

Living in Community

Doing Life Together

WHY NOT ISOLATION?

Barriers

How Do We Overcome Them?

Demonstrated By:

• A strong & vibrant Deacon family ministry
• Healthy and growing small groups
• A multi-generational, multi-cultural church family with relationships not confined just to “people like us”
• Willingness to collaborate with partners to reach our community with the Gospel
• A deep unity within the body exhibited by a willingness to deal with conflict in a Biblical way
• People doing life together in accountability relationships

We Find This Value Fleshed Out in the “One Anothers”

• Accept One Another Romans 15:7
• Teach One Another Romans 15:14; Colossians 3:17        
• Confess Your Sins to One Another   James 5:16a
• Forgive One Another Ephesians 4:32b, Colossians 3:12-14
• Serve One Another   Galatians 5:13
• Be Kind to One Another      1 Peter 4:9; Ephesians 4:32a
• Be Unified & Humble Towards One Another                     1 Corinthians 1:10; Romans 12:15-16; Ephesians 4:1-3;  1 Peter 5:5; Philippians 2:3-4
• Bear One Another’s Burdens Galatians 6:23
• Be Devoted and Love Each Other   Romans 12:9-13; John 13:34-35; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13; 1 Peter 1:22, 4:8; John 4:7-11
• Encourage One Another  1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13
• Pray for One Another  James 5:16b

Questions to Ask & Consider:

Are you living in relationship or in isolation?

What are some of the barriers to deep relationships that are hindering you right now?   What will you do about them? 

How are you doing-life-together with someone?  If not, who can you do-life with?  Pray for the Lord to show you someone.

How are you contributing to this motive (value) of Petal FBC?

Are you connected to a LifeGroup or a small group? How are you contributing to this group? 

How will you help maintain the unity of Petal FBC?  Do you have conflict with anyone and have you made biblical strides to make it right?