Bible Studies for Life. Like Glue. Making Relationships work

1. Making Relationships Work

2. The quality of your life is all about
the quality of your relationships.

3. People are often obnoxious,
disappointing, irritating, rude and
hard to get along with.

4. You are probably hard to get
along with from someone’s
perspective!

5. People skills can be learned.

6. And this is my prayer: that your
love may abound more and
more in knowledge and depth of
insight. Philippians 1:9

7. “A new command I give you: Love one
another. As I have loved you, so you must love
one another. By this everyone will know that
you are my disciples, if you have correct
theological beliefs.” John 13:34–35

8. “A new command I give you: Love one
another. As I have loved you, so you must love
one another. By this everyone will know that
you are my disciples, if you attend church
regularly.” John 13:34–35

9. “A new command I give you: Love one
another. As I have loved you, so you must
love one another. By this everyone will know
that you are my disciples, if you live an ethical
life.” John 13:34–35

10. “A new command I give you: Love one
another. As I have loved you, so you must love
one another. By this everyone will know that
you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:34–35

11. I pour
into
you;
you
pour
into

12. Some
people
don’t
pour
back!

13. I have
to
have
to
give.

14. Loved
people
love.

15. “I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in
me and I in you, you will
bear much fruit;

16. apart from me you can do
nothing. If you do not remain in
me, you are like a branch that is
thrown away and withers;

17. such branches are picked
up, thrown into the fire
and burned.

18. If you remain in me and
my words remain in you,
ask whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you.

19. This is to my Father’s glory,
that you bear much fruit,
showing yourselves to be my
disciples. John 15:5–8

20. As the Father has loved
me, so have I loved you.
Now remain in my love.

21. If you keep my
commands, you will
remain in my love,

22. In fact, this is love for God: to
keep his commands.And His
commands are not burdensome.
1 John 5:3

23. just as I have kept my Father’s
commands and remain in his love.
I have told you this so that my joy
may be in you and that your joy may
be complete.

24. My command is this: Love each
other as I have loved you. Greater
love has no one than this: to lay
down one’s life for one’s friends.

25. You are my friends if you
do what I command.
John 15:9–14

26. 1. Meet God in the
morning

27. 1. Meet God in the
morning
• Remain in me, as I also remain
in you. No branch can bear
fruit by itself; it must remain
in the vine. Neither can you
bear fruit unless you remain in
me. John 15:4

28. 1. Meet God in the
morning
• Very early in the morning,
while it was still dark, Jesus
got up, left the house and
went off to a solitary place,
where He prayed. Mark 1:35

29. Meet God in the Morning
• Read
• Reflect

30. Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.
Psalm 119.18

31. S.in to confess?
P.romise to claim?
A.ttitude to change?
C.ommand to obey?
E.xample to follow?
P.rayer to pray?
E.rror to avoid?
T.ruth to believe?
S.omething to praise God for?

33. S.in to confess?
P.romise to claim?
A.ttitude to change?
C.ommand to obey?
E.xample to follow?
P.rayer to pray?
E.rror to avoid?
T.ruth to believe?
S.omething to praise God for?

34. S.in to confess?
P.
A.ttitude to change?
C.
E.xample to follow?
P.
E.rror to avoid?
T.
S.omething to praise God for?

35. S.
P.romise to claim?
A.
C.ommand to obey?
E.
P.rayer to pray?
E.
T.ruth to believe?
S.

36. S.in to confess?
P.romise to claim?
A.ttitude to change?
C.ommand to obey?
E.xample to follow?
P.rayer to pray?
E.rror to avoid?
T.ruth to believe?
S.omething to praise God for?

37. Read for
application.

38. Meet God in the Morning
• Read
• Reflect
• Pray

39. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

40. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

41. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

42. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

43. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

44. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9–13

45. Meet God in the Morning
• Read
• Reflect
• Pray
• Memorize /
Meditate
• Worship

46. 1. Meet God in the
morning

47. 2. Commit yourself to
100% obedience.

48. • If you keep my commands, you
will remain in my love, just as I
have kept my Father’s
commands and remain in his
love. John 15:10
2. Commit yourself to
100% obedience.

49. Pray the “Whatever prayer”
• Do
• Go
• Love
• Listen to
• Forgive
• Serve…

50. Pray the “Whatever prayer”
• God
• Boss
• Master

51. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day

52. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day
• If you remain in me and my
words remain in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will
be done for you. John 15:7

53. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day
•These commandments
that I give you today are
to be on your hearts.
Deuteronomy 6:6

54. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day
• Impress them on your children.
Talk about them when you sit at
home and when you walk along
the road, when you lie down and
when you get up. Deuteronomy
6:7

55. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day
•Tie them as symbols on
your hands and bind
them on your foreheads.
Deuteronomy 6:8

56. 3. Meditate on God’s word
through the day
•Write them on the
doorframes of your
houses and on your
gates. Deuteronomy 6:9

57. How to abide in Christ
• Meet God in the
morning.
• Commit to 100%
obedience.
• Meditate on
God’s word
through the day.