Squad Changes
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· 3 viewsYour circle of friends will be changing throughout your life, how you manage that change will determine where you go in life.
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// Recap
// Recap
Week 1: Be The G.O.A.T.
we need to be the friend we want to have
we need to serve others first
we need to love the least of these
Week 2: I’m Sorry
Messes Happen
Intentional Messes have no place in our relationships
Unintentional Messes need to be dealt with and reconciled
Forgivness Heals All
Own up to our mistakes
Offer Forgiveness: meaning we no longer choose to be offended or blame the other party
We should forgive an unlimited amount of times
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Key Verse:
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
// INTRO
// INTRO
Jesus’ Twelve Find a New 12th
Jesus’ Twelve Find a New 12th
Judas is no longer a part of the twelve due to committing suicide after betraying Jesus
That vacancy caused the disciples to find a twelfth member
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21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
// BE WISE ABOUT WHO YOU LET IN
// BE WISE ABOUT WHO YOU LET IN
1. Choose Wisely
1. Choose Wisely
Friendship Circles
Jesus had 3 intimate, 12 close, 72 casual
Acquaintances, Casual Friends, Close Friends, God & Me
Understanding these different levels means we need to be wise about who has access to our lives.
Social Media Profiles: Separate accounts or close friends feature
Choosing Matthias:
Choosing Matthias:
Use God’s Guidance - His Word
*at this point, the Holy Spirit had not filled them and was not leading them. They had to go by the word they knew from scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken to them
Consider How Long They Have Been In Your Life
*they used common sense on this one
“one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us”
You’re not going to reveal your big personal thoughts to someone you just met
Pray, pray, pray
one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us
*Jesus prayed before choosing His disciples ()
This is really going to grow as someone gets closer to you.
There’s certain people in my past that I had to pray about letting them close to me because I saw that they were using me
They Cast Lots
- essentially roll dice
*this is a way is them trusting God for the result, also a very cultural thing to do
not a perfect way to choose, however it is so much better than our modern-day ways of making decisions: with emotions, circumstances, feelings, desires, etc.
2. You Become What You Spend Time Around
2. You Become What You Spend Time Around
How many of you have a friend you might call, foolish?
How many of you have a friend you might call, foolish?
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
The reality is that you become what you hang around
Dirty Sock Theory
take a clean sock and dirty sock and put them in the same bag.
come back a week later, what’s the result?
Judgment vs. Assessment
Judgment vs. Assessment
Don’t be afraid to assess the people that you let in your life.
Draw the line at judgement.
Assessment
: evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.
Judgement
: the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing
: an opinion or estimate so formed
// BE FRIENDLY
// BE FRIENDLY
No Gossip
No Gossip
1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Speak Encouragement
Speak Encouragement
2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
these words is the The Gospel
13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Give Generously
Give Generously
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
, by love serve one another
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Speak Truth in Love
Speak Truth in Love
15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Love makes truth palatable, while truth makes love practical.
Truth without love could destroy a person by its brutality, while love without truth could destroy a person by its insincerity.
Love without truth is sentimentality, feeling without responsibility.
Truth without love is powerless to change lives, while love without truth could change them in the wrong direction.
We can state the facts, but run it through the filter of “I love you no matter what”
*remember the model; 3 steps before you separate from someone
Hate the sin, not the sinner
// Closer
// Closer
The idea that your friends you have now will be your only friends for the rest of your life is not a reality.
YOUR SQUAD WILL CHANGE AS TIME GOES ON
Some seasons you will have more close friends than in other seasons - no matter what, you continue to love others.
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Discussion:
How did you choose your friends? Did you choose them or did they choose you?
Did you choose them or did they choose you?
What are some reasons that friendships end?
trust broken, conflict & disagreement, location changes, new school
What makes a friendship last?
trust, honesty, vulnerability