today we started a new study - this one will take us through the end of the year! it is called "Authentic Relationships - being real in an artificial world".
geno had bookmarks typed up with verses on them (and a letter from him on the back). the verses correlate to the date that we will be talking about them. i have decided that it will be easier to keep a list of this over to the right - so go over and scroll down.
be sure to read the verses for the next sunday during the week. see what God is telling you through them instead of just what He is telling geno!
today we talked about John 15:9-17 "Being a Real Friend".
some of the questions that came up were:
~do you have a friend that you can just stop by and see anytime (i.e. on your way home just decide to "run by" and visit)?
~what drew you to your best childhood/high school friend?
~did your friend ever sacrifice for you?
we talked about apprentices and said that if we are going to be "real" friends, we need to see how it's done - to be an apprentice of the BEST friend - Jesus Christ!
5 things that we said Jesus did for His friends:
1. He got on their level
2. He spent time with them
3. He showed compassion/empathy
4. He prayed with and for them
5. They ate together - A LOT!
in closing, we noted qualities of a good friend:
~reveals thoughts & feelings
~respects their friend's wishes
~sacrifices for each other
~encourages their friends to develop and use God-given talents.
(i will try to take notes each week and post them here during this Authentic Relationships study - stay tuned!)
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Thank you Suzanne for posting notes for us and keeping up the blog for our class. It really helps to have all of our class info in one place :) Thank you again for all the hard work.
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