Pathway Church

Passionate: “Cultivating Healthy Relationships” 

[Song of Solomon 2} 

 

Cultivating Healthy Relationships: plant health by _______God’s love and _______ 

[Song of Solomon 2:1-7; 1 Corinthians 7:6-9] 

 

_______is a great a season for personal growth and Kingdom impact 

 

_______is “like fire” and we can get burnt  

 

 

Cultivating Healthy Relationships: fertilize the relationship with _______ and _______ 

[Song of Solomon 2:8-14; Luke 13:6-9] 

 

“Leaping” meant:  _______ the _______ 

 

“Gazing” meant:  _______, _______, and paying attention 

 

 

Cultivating Healthy Relationships: Catch the _______ _______ 

[Song of Solomon 2:15-17; Romans 12:1-2] 

 

Working on our “issues” isn’t meant to create fights about who is right or wrong. It defines the right fight so we can get healthy together. 

 

_______towards the beloved leads to _______  

 

Next Step Questions: 

 

Are you cultivating a healthy relationship with God and with those you love? 

 

Which of the four actions do you need to focus on (plant, fertilize, catch, or turn)?

Passionate: “Love Goals” 

[Song of Solomon 1]

 

Love Goals:  to celebrate a love that is for the _________ __________  

[Song of Solomon 1:2-3] 

 

Christ completes. We ___________. 

 

Love Goals:  to have friends that ___________ our _______________ 

[Song of Solomon 1:4; Hebrews 10:24-25] 

 

Christ completes. The world ___________. 

 

Love Goals:  to have an “open and honest” relationship that shares our ___________, insecurities, and ___________ 

[Song of Solomon 1:5-7; Romans 5:1-5] 

 

Christ completes. The world ___________.  

 

Love Goals:  to love, ___________, and ___________ one another as Christ does for us  

[Song of Solomon 1:8-17; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15] 

 

Christ completes. We ___________.  

 

 

Next Step Questions: 

 

Are your love goals the same as God’s love goals for you?

 

Is Jesus the starting point, and center, of your love life? 

Pastor Brian Bennett 

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “It is the Lord”

[John 21}

 

 

It is the Lord:  _____ _____revelation

[John 21:1-8; Luke 10:2]

• Jesus loves you and wants to use you
• Jesus works with humility, __________, and passion

 

It is the Lord:  __________ and rest

[John 21:9-14; Matthew 11:28-30]

• Jesus loves you and wants to use you
• Jesus provides relationship, rest, and _____

 

It is the Lord:  forgiveness and __________

[John 21:15-19; Matthew 16:24-25]

• Jesus loves you and wants to use you
• Jesus will use __________you have been through for His __________

 

Next Step Questions:

• Do you believe Jesus loves you and wants to use you?
• Where do you need to make space for Jesus in your real life?
• What do you need to confess to follow Jesus?

James Flaming 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Wait is Over” [John 19] The Promise We Are Waiting for - _________________ records a promise to mankind that took thousands of years to fulfill The Promise Is Fulfilled - John 19 is the __________ of the entire Bible o John 19 is the fulfillment of the promise recorded in Genesis 3:15 The Wait is Over – How Will We Respond? - The Wait is Over: 1) God __________________ for us – vv. 9-10 = - The Wait is Over: 2) Since God demonstrated his love for us, _________________ – vv. 7-8, 11-12 Next Step Questions 1) Are you waiting to put your trust in the saving work of Jesus Christ? What are you waiting for? 2) Are you waiting to start loving your brothers and sisters in Christ wholeheartedly? What are you waiting for?

Pastor Brian Bennett

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Jesus Trial”

[John 18]

 

 

Betrayal:  fight, flight, or _______

[John 18:1-11]

 

Jesus on trial: six stages of _______ creating a pathway for our _______ [John 18:12-24; Romans 5:6-9]

• 6 Stages in 18 hours:

o   _______court:

• Preliminary before Annas      (John 18:12-24)
• Hearing before Caiaphas      (Matthew 26:57-68)
• Trial before High Council       (Matthew 27:1-2)

 

o   _______ court:

• First hearing before Pilate     (Luke 23:1-5)
• Hearing before Herod           (Luke 23:6-12)
• Last hearing before Pilate     (John 18:33-40)

The Jesus trial: the King, the Truth, _______ _______ 

[John 18:33-40; Psalm 89:14; John 14:6]

 

Next Step Questions:

• How does the injustice of Jesus’ reveal His love for you?
• Have you chosen Jesus as your King and the Truth?
• Will you come to King Jesus’ table today and let Him renew you?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “May become perfectly one” [John 17] Jesus prayed for us and declared that we would: [John 17:11-19] · Be one as God is one · Be ________ with His joy · Be in, ________________of the world · Be ________ by the word which is the truth · Sent as He was sent Jesus prayed for us and asked that we would be perfectly one with God and one another. [John 17:20-23] · What happened and is happening? o ________ and Separated (Genesis 11:1-9) o ________and sent (Genesis 12:1-3) o ________ and bringing near (Ephesians 2:12-13) o Poured out and ________ (Acts 2:1-6) o Redeemed and ________ (Galatians 3:26-29) Next Step Questions: · Are you living the life Jesus’ offered and prayed for you? · Are you in the world, but not of it? What changes do you need to make live sanctified (set apart) and sent on mission? · Are you living in unity or disunity with other believers?

Pastor Brian Bennett

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “Bridge over troubled water”

[John 16]

 

Warning:  _______ ________ is worse than death

[John 16:1-4]

 

Promise:  The Holy Spirit is your ________ and Jesus is enough

[John 16:5-15]

 

 

Bridge:  Jesus is the bridge over troubled water and…

[John 16:16-33]

• ________ is coming
• Your joy will be > than the ________ ________ ________
• Prayer gives you ________ and direct access to God.
• ________ ________ are yours because: Jesus is Lord, God loves you, and the Holy Spirit is yours.

 

Next Step Questions:

• Are you following Jesus or falling away?
• Are you letting the Holy Spirt guide your life and be your advantage?
• Is there any area the Holy Spirit is convicting you of that you need to repent and receive His best for you?
• Are you filling your life with the world’s troubled waters or Jesus’ peace and joy?

 

Pastor Brian Bennett 

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “With or Without Me”

[John 15]

 

 

With or Without Me: Jesus is the source of life, and we (the Church) are a ________ ________

[John 15:1]

With or Without Me:  Without Jesus, ________________________.

[John 15:2-6; Isaiah 5:1-7]

With or Without Me:  With Jesus, “much” is promised.

[John 15:4-5; Hebrews 12:11]

The promise + the process…

• Fruit:         thefruit of the Spirit and ________________
• Prunes:     God ________ and ________pin order for us to grow

healthier and produce more fruit

• Abides:     “meno”-stay, abide, ________________________

 

With or Without Me:  With Jesus we experience... 

1. Answered prayer                   (John 15:7,16)
2. ________for God’s glory       (John 15:8)
3. The Father’s love                  (John 15:9-10)
4. Jesus’ ________________   (John 15:11)
5. Love for one another             (John 15:12-13)
6. ________ with God               (John 15:14-15)
7. God’s ________________    (John 15:16-17)

Next Step Questions:

• Areyou doing life with or without Jesus?
• What does Jesus need to prune today?
•     Which of the 7 experiences of life with Jesus should be your first step today?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Way”

[John 14]

Jesus is the way and shows us ____________ and ____________

[John 14:1-7]

 

Followers of “the way” (aka Jesus) prayerfully walk into new __________ because of His __________, power, and __________.  

[John 14:8-14]

 

“The way” is a ____________ ____________ to Jesus and life in the Holy Spirit. 

[John 14:15-19]

 

 “The way” invites each of us into the ____________ and fills us with the ____________

[John 14:19-21]

 

Next Step Questions:

• Have you committed to Jesus as THE way, the truth, and the life?
• Are you walking prayerfully into the new possibilities God has for you (and the greater works)?
• How would loving obedience fill your life with more of the Holy Spirit?

Pastor Brian Bennett 

 

Rediscovering Jesus: “The Problem with Pride” [John 13] Introduction: John 13:34-35 Pride is the _______of all sin and sin produces _______ behavior [John 12:9-11] Pride opens the door to the _______ _______ [John 13:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6] Jesus’ love is _______ and _______ whoever is in His pathway [John 13:3-5] Pride’s antidote is _______to Jesus [John 13:6-11] Jesus followers _______ with His love to _______ [John 13:12-17; Hebrews 12:1-2] Next Step Questions: Do you have a problem with pride? Do you know Jesus’ love for you? Is Jesus’ love overflowing through you to others?