Generations Community Church

True friends are not blind. They see us as we really are. They know our strengths, truth, and beauty – and they know our weaknesses, warts, and issues. Friends know the truth about us. The art of friendship requires both ENCOURAGEMENT and REBUKE. True friends help us see the truth – the good, the bad, and the ugly – because the truth will set us free.

Friendship requires that we make and keep promises, even though we will break them and need forgiveness. That's because true friends, good friends, are peole who have committed to stand by you and with you - people who will not run away, bail or dump you simply because they get mad or hurt or offended. We all need these kinds of friends. So what does it take to get there? In this message, Max Vanderpool explains the power of refrigerator rights.

Friendship requires that we make and keep promises, even though we will break them and need forgiveness. That's because true friends, good friends, are peole who have committed to stand by you and with you - people who will not run away, bail or dump you simply because they get mad or hurt or offended. We all need these kinds of friends. So what does it take to get there? In this message, Max Vanderpool explains the power of refrigerator rights.

Our virtue emphasis for October is INTEGRITY - choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.

Our virtue emphasis for October is INTEGRITY - choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.

What do you do when a friend hurts you? When a friend is selfish? When a friend doesn’t care for you the way you’d hoped? When a friend lets you down? Do you confront them? And, if they don’t seem to apologize right or show the right amount of empathy, do you forgive them anyway? Or – do you walk away? Ghost them? Write them off?

Many friendships in America today last until the first conflict. And that’s a shame – because we LEARN forgiveness by practicing it. And we learn it in the context of FRIENDSHIP. Without forgiveness, there is no friendship

What do you do when a friend hurts you? When a friend is selfish? When a friend doesn’t care for you the way you’d hoped? When a friend lets you down? Do you confront them? And, if they don’t seem to apologize right or show the right amount of empathy, do you forgive them anyway? Or – do you walk away? Ghost them? Write them off?

Many friendships in America today last until the first conflict. And that’s a shame – because we LEARN forgiveness by practicing it. And we learn it in the context of FRIENDSHIP. Without forgiveness, there is no friendship

We’re impressed with people who've succeeded in life, but we CONNECT with people who share their struggles and failures. This is why vulnerability is so important - it's a doorway to true friendship, and it's a doorway to new life. Learning to be appropriately vulnerable unlocks friendship and the potential for healing and transformation. So what is it and how is it different from just sharing or being authentic?

We’re impressed with people who've succeeded in life, but we CONNECT with people who share their struggles and failures. This is why vulnerability is so important - it's a doorway to true friendship, and it's a doorway to new life. Learning to be appropriately vulnerable unlocks friendship and the potential for healing and transformation. So what is it and how is it different from just sharing or being authentic?

When you were born, you couldn’t walk or talk. You couldn’t read or write. You couldn’t even control your own bowel movements.

You LEARNED all those things from another human being. You were made for people. And here in America, we're now five years into a downward trend in life-expectancy that's being fueled by "deaths of despair" (suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism). Why? Because Americans are LONELY. As it turns out, YOU WERE MADE FOR PEOPLE.