When Jesus was asked for help with priorities, he made it clear. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment." So, we're gonna help people do that through Turning Point - Loving God which you can read about in this post.
Then Jesus said, "And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself." So, we're gonna help people do that!
Turning Point - Loving Others also launches on Monday, September 21, 6:30 - 8:00, for 10 weeks.
Here's a sampling of the first 3 weeks.
Week 1: You're not alone. Many of us believe that we're the only ones who feel the way we feel, and it keeps us isolated. When we come into relationship with others, we discover that God knows the way home, and he uses people to help us get there.
Week 2: Our patterns of behavior create problems in our relationships. Our reactions to one another become so automatic that we have to stop, look at our behavior, and consider the patterns. Identify the triggers and identify our reactions so that we can recognize the patterns of the problem.
Week 3: Problems we experience in our emotions (depression, addictions, ...), in how we function (disorganization, perfection, ...), or in our relationships (controlled, unloved, ...) are symptoms that a problem exists. When we treat the symptom as if it's the problem, we get stuck. Identifying the problem behind the symptoms moves us forward to find helpful solutions.
We're creating a space where people can learn to love one another as God intended. It's gonna be great! Register here and come!
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment." I am looking forward to following these posts. If this is the first and greatest commandment - perhaps to not love God with all of our heart and soul and mind - is our greatest sin.
JEB
Posted by: Ed Butler | September 21, 2009 at 08:22 PM