One Anothering: Have Fellowship With One Another

ONE ANOTHERING

Have Fellowship With One Another
Pastor Aaron Sutherland  

SERIES SCRIPTURE:

John 13:35 "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

I. REJECT THE PULL TO ISOLATION
 Gen. 2:18 (CEB) "Then the Lord God said, 'It’s not good that the human is alone. I will make him a helper that is perfect for him.'"

II. EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE OF RELATIONSHIP
Gen 2: 20-22 (CEB) "The human named all the livestock, all the birds in the sky, and all the wild animals. But a helper perfect for him was nowhere to be found. So the Lord God put the human into a deep and heavy sleep, and took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh over it. With the rib taken from the human, the Lord God fashioned a woman and brought her to the human being."
 

III. EXPERIENCE THE REWARDS OF UNITY
Gen 2:23-25 (CEB) "The human said, 'This one finally is bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. She will be called a woman because from a man she was taken. This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh. The two of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they weren’t embarrassed.'"

 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Have you ever felt isolated? If so, what did that do to your state of well being?  Were there any steps you took to move out of that isolation?
2. How have relationships been challenging for you?  What has helped you overcome some of those challenges?
3. When have you experienced genuine unconditional love and relationship?  How did that closeness effect your life?