February 13, 2022 It’s Complicated week 1
You don’t have to recover from Healthy Relationships.
Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.” Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Matthew 12:46-49 NLT
Jesus’ Family
Different Realities.
Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”
Jealous and Comparative.
They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!” Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination! John 6:19
In it for the perks.
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood… They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? John 6:26,30
Undependable Complainers.
Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?... At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. John 6:60-61, 66
Frenemies.
Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him. John 6:70
Family made simple.
1.Build your family up.
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. Hebrews 10:24-252.
2. Start with God’s Word.
“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.” Matthew 7:24-27
3. Stay on Mission.
Life is a team Sport and you can’t win alone.
Discussion Questions:
Name some fictional families. Are they healthy or not?
Who should I be getting closer to? distancing myself from?
How can God’s Word make my family stronger?
What actions will I take to be more on mission?
Who can I pull in to the mission?
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