Unstoppable Part 2: Unstoppable Community

UNSTOPPABLE

Part 2: Unstoppable Community

September 17, 2023

(Genesis 1:11 NIV) Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land…

(Genesis 1:26 NIV) Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image…”

(Genesis 2:18 NIV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone…”

(Romans 12:5 LB) Just as there are many parts to our bodies, so it is with Christ’s body. We are all parts of it, and it takes every one of us to make it complete, for we each have different work to do. So we belong to each other, and each needs all the others.

…we become together what we could not be alone. (Voice)

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(Psalm 127:1-2 NIV) Unless the Lord build the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat – for He gives sleep to His beloved.

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(Proverbs 17:17 FBV) A friend is someone you may or may not know well who accepts your friend request on Facebook. This person is born to like and comment on your posts to make you feel good about yourself.

(Proverbs 17:17 NIV) A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

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(James 3:16 NIV) For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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(Philippians 3:13-14 NIV) Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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(Genesis 3:7-10 NLT) At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves…Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

1. Be with my circle.

(1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV) Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

It’s impossible to live the right life

when you have the wrong friends.

2 things I won’t let my friends do:

• Distract me from .

(Matthew 16:23) Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

• Continually .

(Genesis 39:12) (Potiphar’s wife) caught (Jospeh) by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

2. Be in the moment.

(Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT) Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

3. Be with my issues.

(James 5:16 NLT) Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

4. Be of others.

(Romans 12:10 GW) Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.

Tactful, not just truthful.

Understanding, not demanding.

Gentle, not judgmental.

5. Be to each other.

(James 3:18 MSG) You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.

UNSTOPPABLE Community

I’m not going to allow the enemy to stop me

from authentic relationships with God’s community.