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Message Notes:
MAIN IDEA:
When the Holy Spirit helps you see that US is greater than ME,
you put more effort into what your relationship can be.
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” KJV
1. Commit to removing selfishness from your relationship.
Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ESV
James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. ESV
Philippians 2:3-4
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ESV
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” NLT
2. Invest in your relationship.
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. NIV
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing. NASB
Philippians 2:1-2
1 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. NLT
3. Pursue God’s version of love above your own.
1 Corinthians 13:3-7
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. NLT
MAIN IDEA:
When the Holy Spirit helps you see that US is greater than ME,
you put more effort into what your relationship can be.
If you choose ME as the most important … It will look like:
- Brokenness
- Isolation
- Unresolved arguments.
- Sharp and cutting words.
- Sadness
- Unmet expectations
If you choose US as the most important…It will look like:
- Wholeness
- Togetherness
- Resolved tensions.
- Encouraging and uplifting words
- Happiness
- Met expectations.
CHALLENGE:
Where does your relationship need more US-NESS and less ME-NESS?
The grass is greener on the side that gets watered.
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