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Weatherproofing Relationships between Brethren

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Weatherproofing Relationships between Brethren

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    1. Weatherproofing Relationships between Brethren Bro. Graham F. Watts, Sr.

    2. Telling the Story of Better Relationships Illustration Background Purpose Methods Assessment Diagnosis & Treatment Prognosis Wrap Up 2 Organization of presentation

    3. Illustration 3

    4. Caulking Gun: Winter or New Installation Tool

    5. Immediate Focusing: Elements of Love that Weatherproofs Interpersonal Relationships 5

    6. Background 6 of 70 The human condition

    7. Mark 12:24 & John 5:39-40 NLT “…You…err because…” 7 The human condition

    8. Ezekiel 11:5 “…O house of Israel…” 8 The human condition

    9. Hosea 4:15-16 & Jeremiah 3:22 “…Israel play[s] the harlot….” 9 The human condition

    10. Leviticus 26:11-17 “…I set my tabernacle among you… and I will walk among you and will be your God and you shall be my people.” 10 The human condition

    11. Ezekiel 11:12 “…You have not walked…” 11 The human condition

    12. Exodus 32:9, Acts 7:51 & Deuteronomy 10:16 “The Lord said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.” 12 The human condition

    13. James 3:16-17 & 1 Corinthians 3:19 “Where envy and strife is, there is…” 13 The human condition

    14. 1 Corinthians 3:3 “For [you] are… carnal…: (not subject to the law of God—Romans 8:7, receive not the things of the Spirit of God—1 Corinthians 2:14—and death oriented—Romans 8:6).” 14 The human condition

    15. James 4:11-12 & 17 NLT “Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters... [Why?]” 15 The human condition

    16. 2 Corinthians 4:2 “…Renounce the hidden things of dishonesty…” 16 The human condition

    17. Matthew 24:12 “Because ________ abounds…!” 17 The human condition

    18. Romans 12:9 “Let ____be without dissimulation (deception)!” 18 The human condition

    19. Purpose 19 Aim or goal or object to which one strives

    20. John 15:9 & Jeremiah 31:3 20 God’s aim or goal for our relationships

    21. Proverbs 15:17 NIV “Better a meal of vegetables where there is…” 21 God’s aim or goal for our relationships

    22. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 nlt “Love is patient and kind. Love is NOT jealous or boastful or proud or rude.” 22 God’s aim or goal for our relationships

    23. Methods 23 God’s ways of preserving and protecting relationships

    24. James 5:16 “Confess your faults…” 24 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them in the Scriptures that follow. That is, recognize genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S).

    25. 1 Timothy 1:4-6 NLT “Don’t let them waste their time in…” 25 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    26. Romans 5:5 & Acts 2:38 26 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    27. 27 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S) “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it;[a] but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:1-3).“If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it;[a] but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:1-3).

    28. 1 John 5:3 28 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    29. 2 John 1:6 29 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    30. 1 Timothy 1:5 30 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    31. Ezekiel 11:19-20 31 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    32. The One Heart & New Spirit of Ezekiel 11:19 32

    33. The One Heart & New Spirit of Ezekiel 11:19 33

    34. Hebrews 9:14 34 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    35. Deuteronomy 6:5 & Matthew 22:37* 35

    36. Deuteronomy 30:6 36 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    37. Deuteronomy 7:9 37

    38. Exodus 31:1-6, NLT 38

    39. Hebrews 10:22 39 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    40. Ephesians 3:19, NLT 40 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    41. Philippians 3:10 41 Look for the five elements of love or variations of them: genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S) GCOPS: Genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)GCOPS: Genuine faith (G), clear conscience (C), obedience (O), pure heart (P) and the Holy Spirit (S)

    42. Philippians 3:10 42

    43. Assessment 43 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    44. Matthew 7:23 44

    45. Romans 8:9 45 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    46. Matthew 7:22-23 46

    47. Matthew 22:35-40 Am I filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, genuine faith and the Spirit of God? 47 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    48. James 2:8 “If you fulfill the royal law…” 48 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    49. Romans 13:10 & James 2:10 “…Love is the fulfilling of the law.” “Whosoever shall keep the whole law…,” 49 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    50. Luke 18:18-23 Am I living like the ruler who came to Christ with the salutation: Good Master…? 50 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    51. 1 Corinthians 13:1 What is the added value of my claim to be a Christian?

    52. Isaiah 29:13 “This people draw near to me with their mouth…,” Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    53. 1 Peter 1:22 [IF] “You have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren…; [THEN and ONLY THEN YOU CAN]...” 53 Are the elements of divine love resident in me?

    54. 1 Peter 1:22 54

    55. 1 Peter 4:8 “Have fervent—blazing, burning, fiery—love among yourselves for…” 55 What kind of love do I have for the brethren?

    56. Proverbs 10:12 “Hatred stirs up strife, but…” 56

    57. Galatians 5:15 “If [you] bite and devour one another, take heed that…” 57

    58. 1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV “Love keeps no…” 58 What kind of love do I have for the brethren?

    59. John 15:12 “Love one another as I have ...” 59 What is my standard of love for the brethren?

    60. 1 John 3:16 “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us AND we ought to lay down our...” 60 Am I ready for the test of love for the brethren?

    61. Ephesians 2:4-5 61 Can I love in imperfect situations?

    62. 1 Peter 3:1 NLT 62 How is my love toward those who are non-compliant?

    63. Daniel 12:3 63 Can I make the connection between love and interpersonal evangelism?

    64. Hebrews 6:10 64 Is the reward of being loving attractive to me?

    65. Titus 2:3-4 65 How comfortable am I with the lack of conditions on the call to love?

    66. Ephesians 5:25 66 Dear brother, are you ready to love as Christ does?

    67. John 13:35 67 Can I pass the test of true discipleship?

    68. Matthew 5:44-45 68 Is my love unbounded?

    69. Luke 6:35 69

    70. Matthew 5:46 70

    71. 1 John 4:8, NASB 71 Do I have to climb all of Peter’s ladder (2 Peter 1:5-7)?

    72. Ephesians 3:17 72

    73. Matthew 15:9 73 If I lack love, is that a threat to true worship?

    74. Amos 5:23 NASB 74 Does trying my best count for something?

    75. Diagnosis & Treatment of Relationships 75

    76. Revelation 3:18 76 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    77. Our High Calling, 350.3 77 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    78. In Heavenly Places, 270.2 78 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    79. That I May Know Him, 277.3 & 4 79 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    80. 2 Peter 1:5-8 80 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    81. John 15:17 81 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    82. John 17:26 82

    83. Revelation 14:1 83

    84. Proverbs 8:17 84

    85. Proverbs 8:20-21 85 What benefit comes from receiving the love of God?

    86. Romans 12:10 86 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    87. Romans 13:8 87 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    88. Galatians 5:14 88 How important is the attribute of love to the believer?

    89. Ephesians 4:15 89 What is God’s remedy for loveless relationships?

    90. Galatians 6:1, NLT 90

    91. Prognosis (likely outcome of a life filled with divine love) 91

    92. Ephesians 5:2 & 6:24; 1 John 4:7-8 92

    93. Colossians 1:8 93

    94. Colossians 2:2 94

    95. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 95

    96. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 96

    97. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 97

    98. 1 Thessalonians 5:8; Ephesians 6:14 98

    99. Hebrews 10:24 99

    100. 1 Peter 3:8 & 2:17 100

    101. 1 Timothy 6:11 101

    102. 2 Timothy 1:7 102

    103. 1 John 3:1 103

    104. Philippians 1:9-10 104

    105. 1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT 105

    106. 1 John 2:5 106

    107. Jude 1:21 107

    108. John 8:12*; 12:46** 108

    109. Matthew 5:14* & Philippians 2:15** 109

    110. 1 John 2:10 110

    111. 1 John 3:10 111

    112. Ezekiel 18:8-9 NLT 112

    113. 1 John 3:11 113

    114. 1 John 3:14 114

    115. 1 John 3:18 115

    116. 1 John 4:7-8 116

    117. 1 John 4:12 117

    118. 1 John 4:16 118

    119. 1 John 4:11 119

    120. 1 John 4:20 & Romans 13:10 120

    121. 121

    122. John 15:8 122

    123. Galatians 5:22-23 123

    124. In Heavenly Places 124

    125. 1 John 5:2 125

    126. Weatherproofing Relationships 126

    127. Self-Search in Preparation for Prayer 127

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