COME TOGETHER

PART 3

WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER

"Since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others." Romans 12:5

1. I need others to walk with me. Community is God's answer to loneliness.

"Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone.'" Genesis 2:18

"We should not stop gathering together with other believers, as some of you are doing. Instead, we must continue to encourage each other…" Hebrews 10:25

2. I need others to work with me. Community is God's answer to exhaustion.

"God made us to do good works, which he planned in advance for us to live our lives doing." Ephesians 2:10

"Two people are better than one, because they get more done by working together." Ecclesiastes 4:9

3. I need others to watch out for me. Community is God's answer to defeat.

"Look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own." Philippians 2:4

"A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12

4. I need others to weep with me. Community is God's answer to despair.

"The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part…If one part hurts, every other part is involved in the hurt, and in the healing. If one part flourishes, every other part enters into the exuberance." 1 Corinthians 12:25-26

5. I need others to witness with me. Community is God's answer to fear and death.

"Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." John 13:35

"You are working together and struggling side by side to get others to believe the Good News." Philippians 1:27

Come Together Part 3 Dr. Beau Adams