ReGen - You Can't Do It Alone

Verde Valley Christian Church
August 14, 2022

Series:   ReGen - Regeneration Makes Change Possible
Title:    "You Can't Do It Alone"
Speaker:  Doug Freeman

Proverbs 27:5-6 AMP
Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
https://bible.com/bible/1588/pro.27.5-6.AMP

I.   We Are Created for Relationships

Romans 8:29-30 MSG
God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.
https://bible.com/bible/97/rom.8.29-30.MSG

II.   God-Honoring Relationships
...A.  Are a Spiritual Necessity

Proverbs 12:1 AMP
Whoever loves instruction and discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.
https://bible.com/bible/1588/pro.12.1.AMP

Proverbs 12:15 AMP
The way of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God's wisdom] is right in his own eyes, But a wise and prudent man is he who listens to counsel.
https://bible.com/bible/1588/pro.12.15.AMP

II.  God-Honoring Relationships
...B.  Are Costly

II.  God-Honoring Relationships
...C.  Require Intentionality

II.  God-Honoring Relationships
...D. Are Eternally Priceless

James 5:19-20 ESV
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
https://bible.com/bible/59/jas.5.19-20.ESV

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NASB2020
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up!
https://bible.com/bible/2692/ecc.4.9-10.NASB2020