3. Healthy relationships facilitate
“Created To Belong”
Genesis 2:18
Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone.
I will make a companion who will help him." NLT
Big Idea: Healthy relationships are necessary for us to thrive and become
who God created us to be.
God is
1.
 Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image.” NIV
 Genesis 11:7 “Come, let us go down and confuse their language so
they will not understand each other.” NIV
 Exodus 34:14 You must worship no other gods, but only the
LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship
with you. NLT
Not Good To Be
4. Healthy relationships cause us to
.
 Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.
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5. Healthy relationships bring the
out of us.
 Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how we may spur one
another on toward love and good deeds. NIV
 Proverbs 27:9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as
perfume and incense. NLT
7. Healthy relationships give us a
.
 Galatians 5:13 For you have been called to live in freedom-- not
freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one
another in love. NLT
“People are not your problem, they are your purpose.”
Eight Benefits of Healthy Relationships…
Healthy relationships
 1 Corinthians 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of
Christ. NIV
6. Healthy relationships help us to make good decisions.
for relationship with us.
 1 John 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so
that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is
with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. NIV
1.
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 Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses
from an enemy. NLT
The
2. God’s
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8. Healthy relationships provide a
us about God.
 Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the
LORD has compassion on those who fear him. NIV
2. Healthy relationships teach us how to live in a
community.
 Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three come together in my
name, there am I with them.” NIV
structure.
 Proverbs 17:17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to
help in time of need. NLT
Application: Relationships are necessary for you to become the person God
wants you to be. Do your relationships accomplish these things?
Romans 5:11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with
God-- all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us
friends of God. NLT