WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER
40 Days of Community – Part 1 February 6, 2005
Romans 12:5 …so in Christ we who are many form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others.
1. I NEED OTHERS TO WALK WITH ME.
1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in him
must walk as Jesus did.
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the
man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some
are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as
you see the Day approaching.
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Community is God’s answer
to loneliness.
1 Corinthians 14:26 What then shall we
say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of
instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be
done for the strengthening of the church.
Ephesians 4:16 From him the whole body, joined and held together
by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part
does its work.
1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
2. I NEED OTHERS TO WORK WITH ME.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ecclesiastes
4:9 Two are better than one,
because
they have a good return for their work:
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Community is God’s answer
to fatigue.
Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good
to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
3. I NEED OTHERS TO WATCH OUT FOR ME.
Philippians 2:4 Each of you should look
not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be
overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly
broken.
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Community is God’s answer
to defeat.
Ecclesiastes
4:10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!
1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another;
be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble…
1 Corinthians 12:26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with
it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
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Community is God’s answer
to despair.
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who
mourn…
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage
one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
5. I NEED OTHERS TO WITNESS WITH ME.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when
the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in
all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
John 13:35 By this all men will know that
you are my disciples, if you love one another.
Philippians 1:27b Whatever happens,
conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I
come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you
stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel…
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God’s answer to fear is community.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a
spirit of power, of love and of self discipline.