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Building Relationships That Last
Contributed by Esther Collins on Mar 3, 2021 (message contributor)
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1. Love God Love People
Contributed on Mar 3, 2021
Our life is all about relationships and the Word of God teaches us how to handle these relationships. This is the 1st of a series of messages on the topic, 'Building Relationships that Last.'
# 1 Love God Love People If we think about it, human life is all about relationships, which begin at birth and ends only when we die. This is so because that is how God created us - to be in relationship with Him and with one another. Some of these relationships are those between husbands and ...read more
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2. Love Must Be Sincere
Contributed on Mar 9, 2021
This is the 2nd devotion in a series entitled, 'Building Relationships that Last.'
Building Relationships that Last # 2 Love Must Be Sincere In the first part of this series, we established the truth that the foundation for all relationships is our love for God, and love for one another. Since love is the key, we will try to understand how we can demonstrate this love for each ...read more
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3. Eliminate Envy
Contributed on Mar 14, 2021
This is the 3rd devotion from a series entitled, 'Building Relationships that Last. This devotion is about how to overcome envy in our lives.
Building Relationships That Last # 3 Eliminate Envy In the second message in this series, we saw how the love that we show to others should be genuine and sincere. There is another aspect of this love which Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians 13:4, the point that “love does not envy”. Let us look ...read more
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4. Healing From The Past
Contributed on Mar 25, 2021
This is the 4th Devotion in a series entitled, "Building Relationships that Last
Every one of us have been influenced by various factors from our past, and these have shaped our lives. Most of these are from our childhood, and therefore were beyond our control. These include our place of birth, our parents, siblings, extended family, school, society, church and other ...read more
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5. Forgiveness Frees
Contributed on Mar 30, 2021
This is the 5th message in a series entitled, Building Relationships that Last
Have you observed how when children are little they find it easy to forgive one another? Most children are ready to apologize immediately, forget offenses, and get back into relationship with one another. However, as we grow older, forgiving others becomes a major issue. Relationships at every ...read more
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6. Resolving Conflict
Contributed on Apr 6, 2021
This is the 6th devotion in a series entitled, 'Building Relationships that Last.'
In any relationship, at some point there is bound to be conflict, and the closer we are to someone, the more likely that we will have disagreements over various issues. This is because as human beings, each one of us are different in our personalities, temperaments, up-bringing, and we each have ...read more
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7. Communication Is Key
Contributed on Apr 14, 2021
This is the 7th devotion from the series entitles, Building Relationships that Last,' and talks about the importance of communication in building healthy relationships.
Communication, we can say, is the life-line to maintaining meaningful relationships. Today, more than ever before, there are myriad ways we can communicate with one another. The advancements in science and technology have placed before us, numerous options to communicate effectively, and the boom ...read more
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8. The Power Of Words
Contributed on Apr 28, 2021
This is the 8th devotion in the series, 'Building Relationships that Last,' and concerns the power that words possess, and how they impact our relationships.
It is said that an average person speaks about 5000 to 10,000 words every day. This is because, as we realized from the previous topic, ‘Communication is Key,’ that communication is the key to relationships, and the most used method of communication is words. We communicate with family members, ...read more
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9. Tame That Temper
Contributed on May 10, 2021
This is the 9th message in the series, 'Building Relationships that Last.'
Anger is an emotion that most of us as human beings deal with. However, if we do not manage this emotion the right way, it will certainly hamper our relationships with people. Why do we get angry? There are several reasons why we could get angry. Let me mention a few. We may get angry if someone ...read more