Dust It Off and Do It Again | Rebuilding Community After Being Hurt
What’s a silly or funny nickname you’ve heard?
What stood out to you most from the message?
Think of a close friend. What’s your favorite thing about spending time with them?
What can be difficult about making new friends? What can be difficult about re-connecting with old ones?
Great friendships have habits, shine light, experience friction, and have hope. Which one do you think your friendships need more of right now?
Matthew 26:36-38 shows Jesus choosing to be with his friends as he experiences suffering. How could this inspire you to do the same?
Read Proverbs 18:24 and Proverbs 27:17. Why do you think it’s important to challenge and encourage your friends? What happens if you don’t?
What next step can you take with a friendship this week? (A) Habit — pick a place and build; (B) Light — get vulnerable in a relationship; (C) Hope — forgive, or re-pursue a friendship that ended.
You already know friendship matters. The harder question is: what happens when you tried it—and got hurt?
People got busy. The group fell apart. You felt betrayed. You got ghosted. After enough disappointment, it feels a whole lot safer to keep people at an arm's length.
This week, Chuck Mingo isn’t talking about how to start building community. He’s talking about how to start again. Because even after the hurt, the disappointment, and the mess of doing life with other people, the Bible shows us friendship is still worth the risk.
Dust yourself off. It’s worth trying again.
Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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