You Are Not Alone
NAME
Clergy
Kairos - WCI
You Are Not Alone
Because We Are Human Beings
• Our lives are shaped by our choices
• We can learn not to repeat choices with
negative outcomes
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You Are Not Alone
Relationships supply a pool of strength, resources,
and wisdom.
Being alone can be uncomfortable, nonproductive,
and even dangerous.
Kairos - WCI
You Are Not Alone
Sometimes our free choices and our
community are in conflict
•The people we run with can steer us away from our
goals.
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You Are Not Alone
Good things can happen when our goals, choices and
the people we are running with are all headed in the
same direction.
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You Are Not Alone
God Promises to be with Us
God has promised to be with us through His
commitments to our spiritual ancestors;
Abraham, Moses, the prophets and finally
through His Son, Jesus.
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You Are Not Alone
We Must Make A Choice
•How does one believe in something one
does not understand?
•How do we know that what we want to
believe is a reality?
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You Are Not Alone
We Must Make A Choice
•That act of stepping out in trust, when you
don’t know is FAITH
•Discovering that you are accompanied by
God as you begin to walk is GRACE
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You Are Not Alone
Agape (ah – gah – pay)
• Unconditional expression of love, prayers and
sacrifice
• Personal and group prayer on behalf of others, that
they might become more open to God’s loving
embrace
• Written expressions of those prayers
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You Are Not Alone
• We are loved, God is at work on our behalf,
preparing us for a supporting community
…preparing a supporting community for us.
• YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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