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Disciple makers at heart (called by God) are always trying to connect with disciples - wherever they find them. | Acts 21:1-4 | Acts 21:1-6 | relationship, communication, discipleship |
God binds hearts between yielded teacher and yielded receivers of the Word. | Acts 20:36-38 | Acts 20:36-38 | single-mindedness, relationship, teaching |
God can produce great love and friendship between a teacher of the Word and receptive audience - so much so that parting company can bring real tears flowing by all present. | Acts 20:37-38 | Acts 20:37-38 | teaching, relationship, fellowship |
Because the family table (meals) is shared by disciples, family members also connect - wives, sons, daughters, etc. | Acts 21:4-5 | Acts 21:4-5 | relationship, disciple, family |
Fellow leaders - being used greatly, out front, maybe for years, known among Christ-followers and Spirit-filled - will take opportunity to meet and fellowship when they find themselves in the same area. | Acts 21:7-10 | Acts 21:7-10 | relationship, fellowship, leaders |
Through the common call of discipleship - developing Christ-followers - God can raise up warm relationships between fellow-disciples rather quickly. | Acts 21:4-5 | Acts 21:4-5 | relationship, fellowship, discipleship |
There are times when God restricts His people from entering into relationship with certain others for a time. | Deuteronomy 23:1-8 | Deuteronomy 23:1-8 | God's people, relationship, restrictions |
Newly-weds should be given as much time as possible their first year of marriage in order to develop their relationship. | Deuteronomy 24:5 | Deuteronomy 24:5 | Newly weds, relationship, marriage |
Disciples of Jesus are to be servant-minded in all relationships. | Mark 9:35 | Mark 9:35 | relationship, Servant-minded, disciples |
Christ-followers are related to one another in Christ. | Mark 3:33,34 | Mark 3:34,35 | in Christ, relationship, believer |
Doing God's will in Christ unites each and every Christ-follower in a spiritual relationship. | Mark 3:34,35 | Mark 3:34,353 | relationship, God's will |
A disciple of Christ needs to ask, 'Who are my mother and brothers and sisters?' | Mark 3:31-33 | Mark 3:31-33 | Family of God, relationship, disciples |
The relationship with God and relationships with others are a Christ-follower's primary assignments. | Mark 12:29-31 | Mark 12:29-31 | relationship, Relationships, assignment, primary |
God is committed to restoring His people to intimate relationship with Himself. | Isaiah 1:21-26 | Isaiah 1:21-26 | relationship, Intimate with God, restore, committed |
Believers are to stay in close relationship with the Lord. | John 15:4 | John 15:1-15 | Christ-followers, abide in Christ, abiding, relationship |
Relationships between you and others are important to God. | Matthew 18:15 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
The forgiveness toward an offender that Christ calls for is a forgiveness 'from the heart' - a sincere, from the inner man forgiveness. | Matthew 18:35 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
The stewardship of relationships requires a Christ-follower to be a forgiving person - forgiving those who repent of offenses (sins against you) however many times they repent. | Matthew 18:21-22 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
When a sinĀ or offense has come to you from a friend, (1) go alone and tell him the offense - if he agrees and repents, forgive him - restoring the relationship, (2) if he does not agree with you, take two or three others and tell him his sin or offense - if he agrees, forgive him - restoring the relationship, (3) if he refuses to agree with you, tell the assembly of believers the sin or offense - if he repents, forgive him - restoring the relationship; but if he refuses consider him an unrepentant sinner. | Matthew 18:15-17 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
Christ-followers are exhorted to seek and give forgiveness in order to heal or restore relationships. | Matthew 18:21-35 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
Granting forgiveness to an offender who repents restores a relationship, while refusing to grant forgiveness breaks or hinders a relationship. | Matthew 18:35 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
Offenses or sins against a friend damages or can break a relationship. | Matthew 18:15 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
Those in the body of Christ are to be compassionate and merciful toward those who 'wrong' (offend) them. | Matthew 18:27, 33 | Matthew 18:15-35 | relationship, stewardship |
Those IN CHRIST who remain intimately related to Christ will as a matter of fact toninue to bear fruit - over and over again. | John 15:1-5 | John 15:1-7 | relationship, in Christ, Christ-followers |
Those whose actions hurt, break, or damage relationships (among those experiencing unity) in the body of Christ are working against God's will. | Proverbs 6:19, Acts 4:32, Ephesians 4:13 | Proverbs 6:19 | stewardship, body of Christ, relationship |
Those involved in Christ's Kingdom-building minister to people - not institutions, projects, or goals. | 2 Timothy 4:19-21 | 2 Timothy 4:19-22 | People, Kingdom, Relationship |
Those IN CHRIST are not to enter into marriages or other binding contracts with those who are not in Christ - who through intimacy of relationship might well turn one away from following Christ. | Deuteronomy 7:1-4 | Deuteronomy 7:1-4 | Marriage, Relationship, Turn From God |