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God created us for community.

Friends

Developing Godly Relationships

Love is to be sincere and active … Hate what is evil … hold on tightly to what is good. Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family] …

ROMANS 12:9-10

God created us for community. We’re wired for relationships: with our friends, spouse, coworkers, or kids. God intended healthy relationships to be compassionate, sacrificial, honorable, and forgiving. Cultivating those qualities often means surrendering our expectations for our relationships and trusting Him instead.

Today, we’re sharing Videos and Bible Plans that can help you engage with the people you love, parent, or lead. Watch the Videos below, and then select one of the featured Plans to go deeper into the concepts they outline. You can complete Plans on your own, or go through them with someone using Plans with Friends.

Verse of the Day Videos:

1. Don’t miss what matters most.

Ellie Limebear

If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal.

1 CORINTHIANS 13:1

2. Be willing to forgive.

Nona Jones

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

EPHESIANS 4:32

3. Lay down your life for the people you love.

Judah Smith

For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends.

JOHN 15:13

4. Praise God, even when things get messy.

Jonathan Pitts

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

PSALM 107:1

Want to learn more about developing godly relationships? Start a Plan:

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BibleProject: New Testament: Revelation

BibleProject: Read Scripture - New Testament

We want to help you to read through the Bible without getting lost or giving up. This series has a video for every New Testament book of the Bible that outlines its literary design and main ideas, showing you how it fits into the entire biblical story.

The Revelation 1-11

The Revelation 1-11

John addresses seven churches with a challenge to remain faithful to Jesus despite persecution and the temptation to apathy. His visions open up an alternate vision of human history, showing how Jesus is the true king of history.

The Revelation 12-22

The Revelation 12-22

John recounts his visions about Jesus’ exalted rule over the world and how he will in due time bring final justice on the world’s evil and return to bring renewal to all creation.
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Live empowered.

The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

ROMANS 8:26

What is God doing in you?

Take a moment and think about what God has done in your life recently. Think of the situations He’s helped you endure, the challenges you’ve overcome together, and the victories you’ve experienced because of Him.

No matter your situation or background, when you belong to Christ, His Holy Spirit is with you at all times, empowering and strengthening you. There is nothing that God cannot do through you when His Holy Spirit lives within you.

Right now, ask God to show you how His Holy Spirit is at work in your life. Here are some Plans that can help you get started:

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⏰ It’s not too late…

Mid-Year Challenge

Challenge yourself to grow closer to Christ.

God wants to renew us every day and bring new life into our routines, relationships, and the way we speak and think.

That’s why we do the Mid-Year Challenge: it’s an opportunity to partner with God as we pursue constant renewal.

It’s not too late to start the Challenge! To earn the Badge, complete at least one day of a Plan for 7 days in a row during July.

Pick a Plan to get started:

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BibleProject: New Testament: Romans – Colossians

BibleProject: Read Scripture - New Testament

We want to help you to read through the Bible without getting lost or giving up. This series has a video for every New Testament book of the Bible that outlines its literary design and main ideas, showing you how it fits into the entire biblical story.

Romans 1-4

Romans 1-4

This video introduces Paul the Apostle and summarizes the historical context and main ideas of the first four chapters of his most epic work, The Letter to the Romans.

Romans 5-16

Romans 5-16

This video explores the main ideas and flow of thought in chapters 5-16 of The Letter to the Romans, Paul the Apostle’s most epic work.

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians

Paul addresses a host of problems in the ancient church of Corinth. As he does so, he shows us what it means to see all of life’s complexities through the lens of the Gospel about Jesus.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Paul repairs his relationship with the Corinthians, showing them how the scandalous message of the crucified Jesus opens up a totally new way of life.

Galatians

Galatians

Paul confronts the Galatians Christians for thinking they could supplement God’s grace by observing certain commands in the Torah. He reminds them that salvation is a total gift of God’s love, and needs no completion through religious rituals.

Ephesians

Ephesians

Paul offers a panoramic summary of his entire message and mission as an apostle of Jesus to the non-Jewish world. He also shows how the Gospel creates a diverse community that is unified by devotion to Jesus and to each other.

Philippians

Philippians

Paul thanks the Christians in Philippi for their support, and he shows how Jesus’ self-giving love is the model for the Christian way of life.

Colossians

Colossians

Paul shows the Colossian Christians how Jesus is key to understanding all of reality. His death and resurrection as king of the world demand that every aspect of our lives be transformed by his love and grace.