Friends - Week 1 Recap

Friends Week 1 - Loneliness - Recap
Passage: John 4 - Woman at the Well
God works in a woman who is lonely, an outcast, and someone, who in that culture, would never be talked to by a Jewish man (Jesus). The result = she brings more people to come see Jesus and many more believe.

A couple key points from the talk
1. Don't surround yourself with people who reinforce negative traits just because it may be easier to hang out with them.
2. You can be that one person to show love to someone who is lonely. You can point them to Jesus.

Our Prayer
1. Thanking God that he is there for us when we get lonely.
2. Relationships – that we choose wisely and uplift each other
3. God reveals to us someone we need to befriend (think of that person NOW) – contact them before you get to school if you can….start building that friendship now! Pray pray pray.
4. that collectively, we are a welcoming group, caring about all of us.

Jeremiah 31:3 – Lords’ love for us lasts forever
Isaiah 41:10 – Lord is with us and helps us. We need not fear.
Romans 8:38-39 – Nothing can separate us from God’s love
Isaiah 55:6-7 – Lord is near to us, offers pardon for our sins
Romans 5:8 – God loves us even though we are sinners
Psalms 103:12-14 – God forgives us, has compassion, and understands our situation.
Isaiah 40:29-31 – Lord gives us strength to SOAR
Hebrews 4:15-16 – Jesus understands what it’s like to be human (experienced all humans could)
Psalms 23:4 – Even in a dark valley, the Lord is with us.