Turning off Life’s Cruise Control
The Cruise Control of Bad Relationships
Jan. 19, 2025
Pastor Sam Stuckey

Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15: 33-34 (NIV=New International Version)

1. Pray

for help.

I took my troubles to the LORD; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
Psalm 120:1 (NLT=New Living Translation)

2.

our relationships.

a. Is this relationship helping me to

b. Am I

in this relationship

c. Am I

myself?

3. Take

a. Build a Godly relationship from the

b. Rebuild your relationship with

Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 (NLT)

c. Leave those bad relationships

Some ways to find good relationships:

1. Get in there and

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2. Create

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   for good relationships.
   

3. Be the kind of person you want to

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Discussion Questions:

1. Describe in your own words what a “bad relationship” looks like.
   

2. How are you with confrontation? Have you ever had to rebuild a relationship that was failing or just not what it should be? What did that look like?
   

3. Describe what a good friendship should look like. What characteristics do these kind of relationships have? Does a good relationship have to be Godly in order to be successful?