Reset – #4 Relationships

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Reset #3 – Stewardship

Series Text

Ephesians 4:20-24 NIV ²⁰  You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. ²¹  Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²²  You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; ²³  to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ²⁴  and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Resetting Relationships

2 Corinthians 5:18 NLT ¹⁸  And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

your first love.

Revelation 2:4 NLT ⁴  “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!

your passion.

Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV ¹⁷  The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

your spirit.

Isaiah 46:4 NKJV ⁴  Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

distractions and temptations.

Matthew 6:24 NKJV ²⁴  “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Galatians 5:16-17 AMP ¹⁶  But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). ¹⁷  For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you desire to do.

constant in your love.

James 1:12 MSG ¹²  Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.