1. Relationships by Design
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 12, 2019
Series: Living By Design

3. Life changes happens
in the context
of community

5. Worship is loving God
back and it is
the primary purpose
of our lives

7. God’s design for your life isn’t just that you love
him, it’s that you love him by loving one another

9. --Ephesians 1:5 (NLT) God decided in advance to adopt
us into his own family by bringing
us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do,
and it gave him great pleasure.
--Ephesians 1:5 (NLT)

11. Respect everyone, and love the family of believers.
--1 Peter 2:17 (NLT)

13. --1 John 4:20-21 (NLT) If someone says, “I love God,” but hates
a fellow believer, that person is a liar;
for if we don’t love people we can
see, how can we love God, whom we
cannot see? And he has given us this command: Those who love God must
also love their fellow believers.
--1 John 4:20-21 (NLT)

17. 3 ways God is calling
us to love him by
loving one another…

18. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…

19. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
1. Choose to belong

20. --Romans 12:4-5 (NLT) Just as our bodies have many parts
and each part has a special function,
so it is with Christ’s body. We are
many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
--Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)

21. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
1. Choose to belong

22. --1 Corinthians 12:21,27 (NLT) The eye can never say to the hand,
“I don’t need you.” The head can’t say
to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
…All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
--1 Corinthians 12:21,27 (NLT)

23. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
1. Choose to belong

24. --Ephesians 4:15-16 (NLT) We will speak the truth in love, growing
in every way more and more like
Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does
its own special work, it helps the other
parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
--Ephesians 4:15-16 (NLT)

25. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
1. Choose to belong

26. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…

27. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
2. Share friendship

28. --Acts 2:42-47 (NLT) All the believers devoted themselves to
the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including
the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all
the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
They sold their property and… (cont’d)
--Acts 2:42-47 (NLT)

29. --Acts 2:42-47 (NLT) …possessions and shared the money
with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met
in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and
shared their meals with great joy and
generosity— all the while praising God
and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
--Acts 2:42-47 (NLT)

30. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
2. Share friendship

31. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we
must learn to share…

32. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…

33. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes

34. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love
covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need
a meal or a place to stay.
--1 Peter 4:8-9 (NLT)

35. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes

36. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes
B. Our resources

37. All the believers were united in heart
and mind. And they felt that what
they owned was not their own,
so they shared everything they had.
--Acts 4:32 (NLT)

38. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes
B. Our resources

39. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes
B. Our resources
C. Our joys & sorrows

40. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
--Galatians 6:2 (NLT)

41. If we’re going to grow our friendships, we must learn to share…
A. Our homes
B. Our resources
C. Our joys & sorrows

42. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
2. Share friendship

43. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…

44. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
3. Be family

45. Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them...Love each other
with genuine affection, and
take delight in honoring each other.
--Romans 12:9,10 (NLT)

46. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
3. Be family

47. We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us.
So we also ought to give up our lives
for our brothers and sisters.
--1 John 3:16 (NLT)

48. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
3. Be family

49. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
--John 15:13 (NLT)

50. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
3. Be family

51. 3 ways God is calling us to love him
by loving one another…
1. Choose to belong
2. Share friendship
3. Be family

53. Relationships by Design
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 12, 2019
Series: Living By Design