“You are Never Alone”
by Max Lucado
God is your ever-present source of help, and recognize that you are never without hope or strength because you are never, ever, alone.
Following Jesus
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Avoid Isolation
(Surrender)
Recognizing patterns of avoidance, independence, and isolation that separate me from others. Addressing protective walls.
KEY Practices
Release self sufficiency
Vulnerability and security
Initiation
Scriptures
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
Proverbs 18:1
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:8
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Books
“Finding God in My Loneliness”
by Lydia Brownback
This book reminds us of God's power to redeem our loneliness and use it in our lives to draw us to Himself. Even when we feel abandoned, we're never really alone.
“Wait With Me”
by Jason Gaboury
In these pages God invites you to stop and wait with Him in your own moments of isolation and anxiety. It's an invitation from loneliness into a deeper life with God.
Group Studies
“Finding I Am”
by Lysa TerKeurst
Explores the seven I AM statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Trade feelings of emptiness and depletion for the fullness of knowing who Jesus is like never before.
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When God Seems Absent / Twin Cities Church
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Share life
(Engage)
Sharing life connected to Jesus and other believers. Learning to support, encourage, develop, and grow one another.
KEY PRACTICES
Living as One (pdf)
SCRIPTURES
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with Him in the spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:17
So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:5
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in Us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.”
John 17:20-21
Books
“Life Together”
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in groups, Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.
“Life in Community”
by Dustin Willis
Most of us live in a shadow of what God intended for us. An inspiring call to live in love unbounded. Help unleash the power of extraordinary community.
Group Studies
“Community & Submission”
by Jan Johnson
Explore the disciplines of community and submission. Going deeper in these areas will help you to build true communities with those around you.
“Building Biblical Community”
by Bill Donahue & Steve Gladen
Learn how to live in community and do life together, discover mission, and learn the importance of "story" in group life.
“Starting Well in Your Small Group”
by Andy Stanley
A study specifically designed for launching new small groups well. Explore how to build deep relationships with the people in your small group and serve others.
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