WHAT DESTROYS & WHAT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS // Building Up Your Community: Part 3

“In the same way…Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other.” Rom. 12:5 (GW)

1. SELFISHNESS DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

“What causes fights and quarrels? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but you don’t get it.” James 4:1-2 (NIV)

• SELFLESSNESS BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS

“Look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own.” Phil. 2:4 (TEV)

2. INSECURITY DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

“The fear of human opinion disables.” Pr. 29:25 (MSG)

• LOVE BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS

“Love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid… it shows that His love has not been perfected in us.” 1 John 4:18 (NLT)

3. RESENTMENT DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

“Look after each other… Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives.” Heb. 12:15 (TLB)

• FORGIVENESS BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS

“You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Col. 3:13 (NLT)

“Once our lives were full of resentment and envy. But then… Christ saved us – not because we were good enough to be saved but because of His kindness and love – by washing away our sins and giving us the new joy of the indwelling Holy Spirit… all because of what Jesus our Savior did so that He could declare us good in God’s eyes.” Titus 3:3-7 (TLB)