How Relationships Are Like Dirt,
Sun and Fertilizer
January 14 & 15, 2017
Pictures of Progress
This week’s weird title is a riddle. Can you guess what our relationships with other Christians have in common with dirt, sun, and fertilizer? It’s easy; authentic friendships can help us grow.
I didn’t include water with the other three essential ingredients that help plants grow since we have so much of that in Oregon. Water falling from the sky is a given. We can expect rain. But can we take friendships for granted?
Unfortunately, there is a tendency for people to act like they are independent, putting on a hard exterior that keeps them impenetrable. But we are not self-sufficient. We need one another. Isolated lone rangers don’t do so well in real life.
Remaining alone isn’t only a drag; it is dangerous spiritually. Satan is likened to a lion in 1 Peter 5:8. Lions tend to pick off the individual prey lingering far from the pack. Don’t stay out on the fringe. Come worship with us and learn some significant benefits of experiencing authentic Christian community.