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Making Relationships Work

The quality of your life is all about the quality of your

relationships.

People are often obnoxious, disappointing, irritating, rude and hard to

get along with.

You are probably hard to get along with from

someone’s perspective!

People skills can be learned.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound

more and more in knowledge and depth of insight. Philippians 1:9

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my

disciples, if you have correct theological beliefs.” John 13:34–35

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my

disciples, if you attend church regularly.” John 13:34–35

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you live an ethical life.”

John 13:34–35

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

John 13:34–35

I pour into you; you pour into me.

Some people don’t pour back!

I have to have to give.

Loved people love.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If

you remain in me and I in you, you will bear

much fruit;

apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not

remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown

away and withers;

such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and

burned.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will

be done for you.

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my

disciples. John 15:5–8

As the Father has loved me, so have I

loved you. Now remain in my love.

If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love,

In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.

And His commands are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3

just as I have kept my Father’s commands and

remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and

that your joy may be complete.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved

you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s

life for one’s friends.

You are my friends if you do what I command.

John 15:9–14

1. Meet God in the morning

1. Meet God in the morning

• Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:4

1. Meet God in the morning

• Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed. Mark 1:35

Meet God in the Morning

• Read• Reflect

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

Psalm 119.18

S.in to confess?

P.romise to claim?

A.ttitude to change?

C.ommand to obey?

E.xample to follow?

P.rayer to pray?

E.rror to avoid?

T.ruth to believe?

S.omething to praise God for?

S.in to confess?

P.romise to claim?

A.ttitude to change?

C.ommand to obey?

E.xample to follow?

P.rayer to pray?

E.rror to avoid?

T.ruth to believe?

S.omething to praise God for?

S.in to confess?

P.A.ttitude to change?

C.E.xample to follow?

P.E.rror to avoid?

T.S.omething to praise God for?

S.P.romise to claim?

A.C.ommand to obey?

E.P.rayer to pray?

E.T.ruth to believe?

S.

S.in to confess?

P.romise to claim?

A.ttitude to change?

C.ommand to obey?

E.xample to follow?

P.rayer to pray?

E.rror to avoid?

T.ruth to believe?

S.omething to praise God for?

Read for application.

Meet God in the Morning

• Read• Reflect• Pray

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one.Matthew 6:9–13

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one.Matthew 6:9–13

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one.Matthew 6:9–13

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one. Matthew 6:9–13

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one.Matthew 6:9–13

 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be

done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil

one.Matthew 6:9–13

Meet God in the Morning

• Read• Reflect• Pray• Memorize

/ Meditate• Worship

1. Meet God in the morning

2. Commit yourself to 100% obedience.

• If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. John 15:10

2. Commit yourself to 100% obedience.

Pray the “Whatever prayer”• Do

• Go• Love• Listen to• Forgive• Serve…

Pray the “Whatever prayer”• God

• Boss• Master

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

• If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

•These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Deuteronomy 6:6

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

• Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

•Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Deuteronomy 6:8

3. Meditate on God’s word through the day

•Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:9

How to abide in Christ

• Meet God in the morning.

• Commit to 100% obedience.

• Meditate on God’s word through the day.