Relationship ONE

Group interaction:

Who are the 3 most important people in your life?

Who are the 3 people with whom you spend the most amount of time in a week?

Why do you need a relationship?

What value adds can you give to other person in a relationship?

Objective:

To understand the needed parameters in a godly relationship and applying to develop them one at a time

12The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. (1 Cor 12:12)

Relationship for people is spelled TIME – not just quality but quantity too!

Learning for today:

1. Your relationship indicators
2. Dynamic, continuous dealings in relationships
3. Real Relationship story
4. Real Relationship styles
5. Jesus’ Relationship style
6. 5 Habits to follow – PTWAF
7. Application by partnership through teams

Definitions of Relationship:

• A state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
• Relationship is a continuing attachment or association between people who have dealings with each other
• A dynamic connection between individuals, or between individual and a group

What ingredients do you need to begin a relationship?

What all do you need to sustain a relationship?

What are the results of poor relationships?

What are the benefits of good relationships?

The quality of any team is tied to the quality of the relationship among people associated with the team

Relationship with God

God made us for a genuine relationship with him.

Genesis 1:27

Relationship story

God + Adam = first real relationship

Adam + Eve = first human relationship

Eve + Satan = first wrong relationship

Adam + Eve + Satan = worldly relationship = Humans + Satan

Prophets + God = real relationship

Father + Jesus + Holy Spirit = godly relationship

Suffering + Substitution + Sacrifice + Victory + Resurrection = New door to relationship

Humans + Christ = real relationship

Model Relationship

Jesus & Father	Jesus & Others

Relationship Building Partners

For Partners:

What one quality of Jesus’ relationship style can you begin to make as your character?

For leaders and teams:

What interactions can you bring about in your teams to develop the partners shared character goal?

Habits from the life of Jesus to build necessary qualities for real relationship

Prayer
1 Kings 8:28, James 5:16, Hebrews 5:7, Colossians 4:12, Philippians 4:6

Thoughts & Attitudes
1 Corinthians 2:10-12, Heb 3:1, Heb 4:12, 13

Words
Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 4:10, Psalm 19:14, 1 Corinthians 14:9, Ephesians 5:6, Ephesians 6:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:18

Actions
Proverbs 20:11, Jeremiah 26:13, 2 Corinthians 10:11, Galatians 6:4, Titus 1:16, 1 John 3:18

Fellowship
Exodus 24:5, Leviticus 3:6, Amos 5:22, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 13:14, 1 John 1:3, 1 John 1:7