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2 There is a war inside me!

3 What kind of person do I want to be?

4 Inhibited/Unhindered

5 inhibited in-hib-it-ed adjective 1) Unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness and mental restraint.

6 Inhibited Unhindered

7 unhindered un-hin-dered adjective 1) Able to act freely. Not restrained, obstructed, delayed, or interfered with.

8 Inhibited Unhindered

9 There is a war inside me!

10 I want to be able to love God freely with I worship.

11 Worship is expressing love to God.

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13 There is a war inside me!

14 What kind of person do I want to be?

15 Self Absorbed/Others Oriented

16 Self Others

17 Self Others

18 We live is a self-absorbed world.

19 We live is a selfie-absorbed world!

20 74% of all images shared on Snapchat are selfies.

21 1,000 selfies are posted on Instagram every 10 seconds!

22 Some selfies are taken in dangerous situations.

23 More people died from taking selfies in 2015 than from shark attack.

24 How do I move beyond self-absorbed living?

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27 Community is expressing love to people.

28 community com-mu-ni-ty noun 1) a group of people who live in the same area. 2) an organism formed by diverse individuals who, bound by a shared purpose, promote the good of each individual.

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30 community why is needed

31 community why is needed We need loving interaction with others.

32 community why is needed Love, not just a lecture. Arms, not just answers. Touch, not just truth. An end to isolation, not just an end to ignorance.

33 community why is needed We need one another!

34 life is better together Connected people grow!

35 Community! Community (Colossians 3:1-17): Our relationship to God is demonstrated by our relationships with one another.

36 Community is living out love with people.

37 John 13:34 NIV A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

38 1 John 4:7 NLT Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves a is child of God and knows God.

39 1 John 3:11 NIV This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

40 1 Thessalonians 4:9 NLT But we don't need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.

41 1 Thessalonians 3:12 NLB May the Lord make you grow in love for each other and for everyone.

42 1 Peter 2:17 ISV Honor everyone. Keep on loving the community of believers, fearing God, and honoring the king.

43 Colossians 3:14 NLT Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

44 John 13:35 GW Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

45 How do I express my love for people?

46 A lesson from history: healthy community in action.

47 great land rush of 1889

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51 A life devoted to self ultimately leaves you alone!

52 Life got easier when it was lived closer together

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55 Acts 2:44 GW All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything with each other.

56 Romans 12:5 NIV So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

57 Bottom line: solitude stinks!

58 Life is not a solo activity.

59 Together we can transform the world!

60 success comes better together

61 Connected we experience the power of us.

62 Ecclesiastes 4:9 NIV Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

63 Connected with others I am more productive.

64 Ecclesiastes 4:10 NIV 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

65 Connected with others I find help when I am down.

66 Ecclesiastes 4:11 NIV If two lie down together they keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

67 Connected with others I am not cold and alone.

68 Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV Though one may be overpowered two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

69 Connected with others I am stronger.

70 Together we can weather any storm.

71 it is wise to invest in doing life together

72 invest. in-vest, from L investire to clothe. verb 1 : to engage in something offering a profitable return 2 : to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something.

73 Connected People Grow

74 Where are you connected?

75 who you know is how you grow!

76 What will you do to get connected?

77 WISDOM If you know the right thing to do, you are intelligent. If you actually do the right thing you are wise! Connected People Grow!

78 Connected People Grow! The best time to engage in community is now. Case for Christ Movie Habitat Build Volunteer Happy Hour

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80 A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other persons, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

81 God please show me my next Spiritual Step.

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