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“Getting My Relationships Right”

“Getting My Relationships Right” Matthew 22: 34 -40 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35 One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? ” 37 And He said to him, “ ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. ’ 38“This is the great and foremost commandment. 39“The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. ’ 40“On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets. ”

“Getting My Relationships Right” The set-up 1) This was a trap 2) This was an act of severe arrogance 3) This was a severe miscalculation

“Getting My Relationships Right” The core meaning 1) It’s all about relationships 2) Jesus didn’t come to found a new religion, but rather, to show people how to have a relationship with Him and with each other 3) You can’t have one of these commands without the other 4) In true “agape-style” love, nothing can be held back 5) There’s an order to relationships according to the Bible: God, spouse, children, church

“Getting My Relationships Right” The problems in relationships 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Unresolved offenses Unbiblical Unforgiveness Uncontrolled tongue Unwise actions Unfulfilled expectations

“Getting My Relationships Right” The questions 1) 2) 3) 4) What about your relationships? Are you at peace with them? What is God’s desire for your relationships? How can they be better?

“Getting My Relationships Right” It’s time for action 1) Confront the issue as you are led by the Holy Spirit 2) Employ God’s timing not yours 3) You must communicate 4) You must listen 5) Act on what God tells you to do