Central Assembly
Pastor Jim Bradford | April 24-25, 2021
It's been a tough year . . .
* Global pandemic
* Politicized responses
* Financial stresses
* Educational/social disruptions
* Racial pain
* Street violence
* Polarizing elections
* Extended isolation
Senator John McCain . . .
"[Isolation] crushes your spirit and weakens your resistance more effectively than any other form of mistreatment."
Ephesians 4:16 NIV
Circle 2: Three kinds of people that we need in our lives . . .
* Encouragers
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Hebrews 3:13a
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today."
Circle 2: Three kinds of people that we need in our lives . . .
* Encouragers
* Empathizers
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Romans 12:15 NIV
Circle 2: Three kinds of people that we need in our lives . . .
* Encouragers
* Empathizers
* Exhorters
Ephesians 4:15 NIV
Ephesians 4:25b
...speaking truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
Ephesians 4:16
"...joined and held together by every supporting ligament..."
Two Circle 2 questions:
1. Who are the encouragers, empathizers and exhorters in my life?
2. How is being “joined and held together” happening for me right now?
Ephesians 4:16 NIV