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Relationships 101 Episode 4: Finding True Love

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Hectic schedules, frustration build-up, finding peace & quiet, money troubles, COVID parenting, non-existent love lives, co-worker moods & attitudes… When the storm hits, how do you get back to healthy, happy relationships? Join us at Westside for this 4-week series as we learn together how to restore joy, peace and harmony at home, at work, in our friendships, and even in our love lives.

Agree or Disagree? 2020 Has Stomped on our Love Lives!

“...the pandemic has left some cracks in family relationships.”

-BBC News

Car Metaphor: Instead of sitting in the driver’s seat with your “love” in the passenger seat, let Jesus drive and sit in the back with the person you love.

Notice: The closer we both move toward God, the closer we get to one another

You ATTRACT who you ARE

Jacob & Rachel:


And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.    -‭‭Genesis‬ ‭28:22


Jacob went over to the well and moved the stone from its mouth and watered his uncle’s flock. Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and he wept aloud.    -‭‭Genesis‬ ‭29:10b-11


So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.    -‭‭Genesis‬ ‭29:20


3 Keys to Finding True Love:

  1. Look UP (Worship)

    Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.-‭‭Psalm 37:4


    Take the Love Challenge (Text “LOVE” to 503-905-9067)



  2. Look IN (Character)

    Don’t become partners with those who reject God. How can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That’s not partnership; that’s war.-‭‭2 Corinthians 6:14‬


    Make your Love List



  3. Look OUT (Commitment)

    Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.-‭‭1 Corinthians 13:7‬


    Check out SYMBIS

The Love Challenge:

Text LOVE to 503-905-9067

If you’ve never said YES to Jesus, to receive His unconditional love and forgiveness, consider praying this prayer:

Jesus I give you my life. Thank you for saving me. I believe in you. Your life. Your death on the cross. And your resurrection. Forgive me of my sins. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. Lead me. And teach me to follow you. And I ask it in Jesus name.

For Resources to Grow in Your Faith:

Text JESUS to 503-905-9067

NEXT STEPS:

  • Take the LOVE Challenge (Text “LOVE” to 503-905-9067)

  • Make your “Love List”

  • Check out SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts)

  • Say YES to Jesus

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