Living the Five
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One of <strong>the</strong> first things Jesus did when he began his earthly ministry<br />
was recruit a rag-tag bunch of fishermen, tax collectors and o<strong>the</strong>rs to<br />
hang out with him. These common men went on to do extraordinary<br />
things as Jesus’ disciples, but in <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>the</strong>y were simply Jesus’<br />
friends and, in a way, his small group.<br />
If Jesus needed to walk through life with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r people, we definitely do. Yet so often<br />
we isolate ourselves, leaving ourselves<br />
open to temptation, loneliness, and all<br />
kinds of negative influences and bad<br />
decisions. We’re stronger when we’re not<br />
alone. God created us to need each o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
as we live out our commitment to Jesus.<br />
Not only that, doing life toge<strong>the</strong>r is just<br />
more fun! As we build relationships with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r Christ-followers, we can encourage<br />
each o<strong>the</strong>r, pray for each o<strong>the</strong>r, laugh<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r, and learn toge<strong>the</strong>r. Christian<br />
music artist Sara Groves says <strong>the</strong>se<br />
relationships make life “half as hard and<br />
twice as good.” That’s what we want for<br />
each one of you, in this community group<br />
and in our church, and it’s <strong>the</strong> focus of<br />
today’s session.<br />
IF JESUS<br />
NEEDED<br />
TO WALK<br />
THROUGH<br />
LIFE WITH<br />
OTHER<br />
PEOPLE, WE<br />
DEFINITELY<br />
DO.<br />
YOU CAN’T DO LIFE ALONE<br />
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