Jul7 7, 2024

We Are the Church

Week 3: Letting Go of Loneliness

Pastor Trevor Sudheimer | In We Are the Church

  • You have needs in your life and no one to meet them.

  • You have hurts to share and no one to listen to them.

  • You have love to give and no one to receive it.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:18 NLT

Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. ... Genesis 2:22-23 NLT

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness ...” Genesis 1:26 NIV

  • God didn’t create us because He was lonely.

  • God created us because He is love.

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. ... Acts 2:46-47 NIV

  • The first-century believers desperately needed each other, and they knew it.

  • Believers today desperately need each other, and they have forgotten it.

People are intentionally pursuing a life that destroys their mental health and robs them of real joy and lasting fulfillment.

What Is a Jesus-Honoring LifeGroup?

1. A Gathering of Grace.

… you have a permanent place in my heart! You have remained partners with me in the wonderful grace of God ... Philippians 1:7 TPT

2. A Gathering of Healing.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. ... James 5:16 NIV

3. A Gathering of Mission.

Every day they continued to meet together … They ... ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God ... And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47 NIV

  • Serve one another (Galatians 5:13).

  • Show hospitality to one another (1 Peter 4:9).

  • Be kind to one another (Ephesians 4:32).

  • Encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18).

  • Carry one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2).