Who Do I Really Belong? - Decide For Yourself Part 1

And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. —Joshua 24:15

Three ways people choose friends:

,

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Affinity

,

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Personality

3 Biblical Principles for Finding Where You Belong

1 . Your

Determine Your Destination

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. —Proverbs 13:20

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” —1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. —Romans 12:2

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. —Proverbs 27:17

Who you belong to is who you

.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. —Proverbs 18:24

Choose

over breadth.

1. You Were Formed For God’s
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   Family

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” —Genesis 1:26

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. —John 1:12

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. —Ephesians 2:19

So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. —Romans 12:5 NIV

Believers are

.

1. Your
   Reveal Answer

   Commitment
   Determines Your Connection

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. —Hebrews 10:24–25

Community requires

.

You form the

and the habit forms you.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. —Acts 2:42

And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. —Acts 2:43–45

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. —Acts 2:46–47

is our attitude.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. —John 13:34–35

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. —1 John 3:16

Loved people,

people.