Romans 12:5(b)(NLT)
Do you realize how valuable you are to Almighty God?
You’re placed here on earth to be an instrument in God’s Hands.
You also need self-worth and self-expression.
You need to feel significant and satisfied.
"It is not by might, not by power, but by His Spiritthat we are able to manage life."
Far too many people are bored, bland, and not veryhappy.
You were wired for worship.
If you don’t worship God Jehovah, you’re going toworship something.
You shine best from the inside out when you’refulfilling the will of God in the place that God hascalled you to serve.
We need one another, and we need a Church family.
Genesis 2:18 "It is not good for man to be alone."
Romans 12:5(b) (NLT) "Since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others."
You need other people.
1. I need others to walk with me.
Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV) "Just as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him..."
"Walking in the Spirit."
"If you want to run fast, run alone. But if you want to run far, run with other people."
Proverbs 28:26 "He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe."
"In the multitude of counselors, there’s safety."
Hebrews 10:25(a) (TEV) "Let us not give up the habit of meeting together...instead, let us encourage one another."
1 Corinthians 14:30-31 "When you gather, each one of you, be prepared with something useful for all: Sing a song, teach a lesson, tell a story, lead a prayer, provide an insight...Take your turn, with no one
person taking over. That way...you all learn from each other."
2. We need others to work with us.
"God made us to do good works..."
Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NCV) "Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together."
Galatians 6:10 (MSG) "Every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith."
3. I need others to watch out for me.
Paul writes in Philippians 2:4 (TEV) "Look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own."
Hebrews 13:1 (CEV) "Keep being concerned about each other as the Lord’s followers should."
Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT) "A 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."
4. I need others to wait and weep with me.
1 Peter 3:8 (LB) "You should be like one big family, full of sympathy toward each other."
"We can step to the plate and help a little bit."
1 Corinthians 12:26 (ESV) "If one member suffers, all suffer together."
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (GW) "Encourage each other and strengthen one another."
5. I need others to witness with me.
John 13:35 (NLT) "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples."
2 Timothy 1:7 (LB) "The Holy Spirit doesn’t want you to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them."