40 Days of Community Part 1: We Need Each Other
Romans 12:4-5
4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function,
5 So it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong (need) to each other.
We need others to
Genesis 2:18
Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one…
Proverbs 18:24
There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
We need others to
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.
Ecclesiastes 4:10
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Isaiah 35:3-4
3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees.
4 Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.”
We need others to
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
We need others to
1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.
1 Corinthians 12:26
If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
Romans 12:15
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
We need others to
Matthew 5:43-48
43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.
47 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.
John 13:34-35
34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”