Going Through the Motions of Relationships - Together (Matthew 4:12-22)

As soon as the time of 40 days of fasting and praying is complete, Jesus gets to work calling together the disciples. We were created for relationship. From Geneses 1:26-28, it is clear we were created for relationship with one another and with God. And our relationship with God is all tied up in our relationship with one another (1 John 4:20). The very first time God says something is "not good" is in the second creation story, Genesis 2:18. Throughout our culture we are seeing the devastating effects of isolation. To go deeper, we must deliberately choose to move out of our isolation - and specifically into faith relationships. Step OUT of isolation.