REAL RELATIONSHIP

It is not good to be alone. Through Jesus Christ, God gives us a way to experience real relationship.

  • Real Relationship (Genesis 1:26-2:25)
    From the moment He created us, God has meant for humanity to live in real relationship with Him and each other. When we do, it is very good.

  • Bible Study: Discover Real Relationship
    As we study Genesis 2:4-25, we will discover what God originally intended for our relationships with Him and with each other.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: Self-Control
    Things outside of our control can so easily influence how we experience life. That’s why Christianity places such a heavy emphasis on self-control: when we take every thought captive for Christ, we can experience joy and peace no matter our circumstances!


  • Real Close (Ephesians 2:1-22)
    Sin ruins our relationship with God and with each other, but Jesus Christ has made a way for us to be close – real close.

  • Bible Study: Discover Getting Close
    As we study Ephesians 2:1-22, we will discover how sin separates us from God and each other – and how Jesus brings us back together.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: The Break-Up
    Our relationship struggles are part of a pattern of sin that began with the first human beings. Humanity broke up with God, and it ruined everything. Now thanks to Jesus, we have hope.


  • Real Work (Ephesians 4:17-6:9)
    Relationships take real work, and learning from Jesus how to live makes all of them better.

  • Bible Study: Discover Stronger Relationships
    As we study Ephesians 5:15-6:9, we will discover how following Jesus produces real change in our church, marriage, family, and work relationships.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: Open Doors
    It can be so easy in our relationships to point out what we think someone else should be doing. Yet, real relationship requires effort on our part. That’s why Jesus challenges us to open the door.


  • Real Issues (1 Corinthians 7:1-40)
    Sex. Singleness. Divorce. Desire. Death. We face some real issues in our relationships – and Jesus is the answer for all of them.

  • Bible Study: Discover Dealing with Your Issues
    As we study 1 Corinthians 7:1-40, we discover that no matter what our relationship issues are, Jesus is the answer.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: Setting Boundaries
    People sin, and it makes boundaries necessary to protect us from the worst of it. Yet when we learn from God how to set boundaries, we do so with hope that one day the relationship might be healed.


  • Real Love (1 Corinthians 12:12-14:12)
    Love is not what you think it is. Once we begin learning it from Jesus, everything changes.

  • Bible Study: Discover How to Love
    As we study 1 Corinthians 12:12-14:12, we discover that love is more than a romantic feeling: it is a way of life.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: God with Us
    From beginning to end, the gospel of Jesus Christ is all about relationship. “God with us” is who Jesus is and what our lives become when we follow Him.


  • Real Hope (Luke 20:27-40)
    God had a goal for human relationships before sin ruined everything. Jesus not only gives us a way to get back on track, but He gives us hope for the future.

  • Bible Study: Discover the God of the Living
    As we study Luke 20:27-40, we discover the life for today and the hope for tomorrow that Jesus produces in our relationships.

  • Blogpost: Real Relationship: In a Relationship
    Being in a relationship means making a choice. God offers us that opportunity through Jesus, and accepting it will change our lives and all our relationships in the best possible way.

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