Real growth requires friends who aren’t afraid to get real.

Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) - 17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (TLB) - 11 So encourage each other to build each other up, just as you are already doing.

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A conversation about race and reconciliation. 

Matthew 5:41 NIV 

If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

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The wise don't dwell on past hurts or gossip about what happened with others. So what do they do? 

We will either be a person who finds or forgives faults.

Proverbs 17:9 (NLT) 9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

1 Peter 4:8 (NLT) 8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Who do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from? Don’t delay. Do it this week!

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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words may even hurt you worse. Listen in as we discuss how our words hold great power to restore or ruin our lives or someone else's.

Proverbs 19:8 (TPT) “Do yourself a favor and love wisdom. Learn all you can, then watch your life flourish and prosper!”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13:3‬ ‭TPT‬‬ - “Guard your words and you’ll guard your life, but if you don’t control your tongue, it will ruin everything.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭MSG‬‬ - “Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.”

Identify if you are currently struggling more with negative self-talk, negative talk to others, or being on the receiving end of negative talk. Share your struggle with a friend and pray with one another.

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Every person is on a path. Have you ever stopped to consider which one you are on? Listen in as we discuss the idea that the best path is a person.

Matthew 7:13 (NIV)

Proverbs 4:14-15 (MSG)

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Proverbs 19:8 (TPT)

“Do yourself a favor and love wisdom. Learn all you can, then watch your life flourish

and prosper!”

Proverbs 3:5-6 (TPT)

5 Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. 6 Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go.

Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes.

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A wise person stands in awe of God and acknowledges His Lordship in their life.

Proverbs 19:8 (TPT) - “Do yourself a favor and love wisdom. Learn all you can, then watch your life flourish

and prosper!”

Love wisdom. Learn all you can. Watch your life flourish.

Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) - 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7 (TLB) - 7-9 How does a man become wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord!

Proverbs 1:7 (MSG) - 7 Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

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Making sense of suffering.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT) 24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadow-boxing. 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

1 Timothy 4:7-10 (NLT) “Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.”

Discipline is the path of every disciple.

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Making sense of suffering. 

1 Peter 4:15 (NLT) 15 If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people’s affairs.

1 Peter 3:17-18 (TLB) 17 Remember, if God wants you to suffer, it is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong!

What needs to be cut from your life to protect your future?

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Making sense of suffering.

John 16:33 (TLB) 33 I have told you all this so that you will have peace of heart and mind. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world.

Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) 2 When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up, the flames will not consume you.

Suffering is inevitable but God’s presence is always available.

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