So today we kicked off the series and we watched some very awesome, laugh out loud video clips. First we watched the seen from Hitch where Will Smith and Paul Blart-Mall Cop (can't think of his real name, and I keep thinking Doug from King of Queens) were dancing. Then we watched a clip from that new show on ABC called Modern Family. Which sidenote-is so stinkin' hilarious, you should watch it. So those were really funny, and a great way to start service off with.
Then we dove right into the scriptures and talked about Proverbs 14:12.
"There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death."
look again—it leads straight to hell.
Sure, those people appear to be having a good time,
but all that laughter will end in heartbreak."
Proverbs 14:12-13
but in the end it leads to death."
I love how The Message puts it...
"There's a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell.
Sure, those people appear to be having a good time,
but all that laughter will end in heartbreak."
Proverbs 14:12-13
We talked about the 4 stages that relationships all go through...
1. Infatuation
2. Disenchantment
3. Work
4. Success
Mark showed a graph where the line started off going up, then it dipped, and he talked about how every relationship has a dip in it. This is when things are not going well, the going is getting tough, and you might want to quit. But then once you put some work into it, you will find the line going back up again.
Something that Mark said really stuck out to me..."Good intentions do not always lead to good direction." This goes along with the verse from Proverbs. If you do not seek out God's wisdom and direction for your relationships or really your life for that matter, it will not matter how "good" your intentions may be, you will still spiral south.
I thought it was a great introductory week to RelationSlips and I am really excited for the rest of the series.
God is up to something BIG at The Ridge...stay tuned to find out what it is!
1. Infatuation
2. Disenchantment
3. Work
4. Success
Mark showed a graph where the line started off going up, then it dipped, and he talked about how every relationship has a dip in it. This is when things are not going well, the going is getting tough, and you might want to quit. But then once you put some work into it, you will find the line going back up again.
Something that Mark said really stuck out to me..."Good intentions do not always lead to good direction." This goes along with the verse from Proverbs. If you do not seek out God's wisdom and direction for your relationships or really your life for that matter, it will not matter how "good" your intentions may be, you will still spiral south.
I thought it was a great introductory week to RelationSlips and I am really excited for the rest of the series.
God is up to something BIG at The Ridge...stay tuned to find out what it is!
1 comment:
I really like how The Message puts that verse. It sounds like this series is going to be really good!!
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