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WHEN TIMES WERE GOOD (5 OF 5)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-7
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When Times Were Good (5 of 5)
Series: Strained Relationships - Philemon
Cal Jernigan
Philemon 1:1-7
Big Idea: Genuine friendship is a bridge that can carry the weight of truth.
1) Opening Thoughts
a) Welcome
b) Greetings
2) Thinking of Community
a) Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 ''Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?''
b) If you've been around Central any amount of time you know that we place a very high value on the concept of community.
i) We value community
ii) We promote community
iii) We celebrate community
c) Life is better together
d) ''A central task of community is to create a place that is safe enough for the walls to be torn down, safe enough for each of us to reveal our brokenness'' Larry Crabb
e) I was reading recently about how odd it was that the show Friends was still so popular
i) Show pictures of 'FRIENDS'' cast here
ii) Why is this?
iii) What does this tell us?
(1) No cell phones
(2) No text
(3) No Facebook
f) A quick poll
i) How many of you have friends?
(1) How many of you have ''enough'' friends?
(2) How many of you have ''too many'' friends?
ii) How many of you have a friend who stuck their neck out for you?
iii) How many of you have ''used to be'' friends?
(1) What happened?
(2) How large is the number?
(3) WHAT EMOTION DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?
(a) Sadness?
(b) Anger?
(c) Spite?
(d) JOY???
3) Getting Going:
a) Today we begin a new series:
i) Part of our SHORT STORY series
ii) This series is called STRAINED RELATIONSHIPS
(1) Marriage
(2) Parents/child
(3) Child/parents
(4) Siblings
(5) Friends
(6) Business partnership
iii) It's a study of the book of Philemon
b) So...
i) Take out your Bible
(1) Turn to Philemon
...
Series: Strained Relationships - Philemon
Cal Jernigan
Philemon 1:1-7
Big Idea: Genuine friendship is a bridge that can carry the weight of truth.
1) Opening Thoughts
a) Welcome
b) Greetings
2) Thinking of Community
a) Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 ''Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?''
b) If you've been around Central any amount of time you know that we place a very high value on the concept of community.
i) We value community
ii) We promote community
iii) We celebrate community
c) Life is better together
d) ''A central task of community is to create a place that is safe enough for the walls to be torn down, safe enough for each of us to reveal our brokenness'' Larry Crabb
e) I was reading recently about how odd it was that the show Friends was still so popular
i) Show pictures of 'FRIENDS'' cast here
ii) Why is this?
iii) What does this tell us?
(1) No cell phones
(2) No text
(3) No Facebook
f) A quick poll
i) How many of you have friends?
(1) How many of you have ''enough'' friends?
(2) How many of you have ''too many'' friends?
ii) How many of you have a friend who stuck their neck out for you?
iii) How many of you have ''used to be'' friends?
(1) What happened?
(2) How large is the number?
(3) WHAT EMOTION DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS?
(a) Sadness?
(b) Anger?
(c) Spite?
(d) JOY???
3) Getting Going:
a) Today we begin a new series:
i) Part of our SHORT STORY series
ii) This series is called STRAINED RELATIONSHIPS
(1) Marriage
(2) Parents/child
(3) Child/parents
(4) Siblings
(5) Friends
(6) Business partnership
iii) It's a study of the book of Philemon
b) So...
i) Take out your Bible
(1) Turn to Philemon
...
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