We need each other

Romans 15:30-31 NIV – I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me… so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.

“Without friendships no one would choose to live, even if they had all other good things in life.” – Aristotle

Genesis 1:26 NIV – “Let us make mankind in our own image.”

I must pursue faith-building relationships.

Hebrews 3:12-13 NIV – See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

I Thessalonians 2:8 NIV – Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our very lives as well.

I must deepen my close relationships.

Galatians 6:2 NIV – Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

John 13:34 NIV – A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.