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Session 5

The concept of having friends is how we repair but how do you get friendships? This session offers four principles about friendships from book of Proverbs.

The Essential Discipline of Friendship

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This educational series, with Randy Gariss, addresses the often-neglected aspect of emotional maturity, particularly in the context of spiritual growth. It begins by exploring the disconnect between emotional and spiritual maturity, illustrating how unprocessed emotions can exert control over us. The second session discusses the pitfalls of transferring misunderstood emotions onto physical entities, emphasizing that these cannot provide genuine healing. The third session introduces the discipline of silence and solitude as modeled by Jesus, as a means to begin processing these emotions. The subsequent session discusses the power of narrative in shaping our reactions to our experiences, stressing the importance of reshaping these narratives with Christ's story. The series further emphasizes the essential discipline of friendship as a healing mechanism and provides principles from the book of Proverbs on forming such friendships. It explores the interplay between thoughts and feelings, discussing ways to cultivate right direction thinking. The last two sessions delve into living in wholeness, discussing the ten essentials for a life of wholeness, and the difference between simply surviving life and truly living it. The series concludes by reinforcing that emotional maturity is a key component of discipleship in Christ.

Emotional Maturity

This series investigates emotional maturity in a spiritual context, highlighting the impact of unprocessed emotions, the role of narrative, the power of friendships, and the importance of healthy thought patterns for living in wholeness and discipleship in Christ.

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Every culture has a price to be paid for living in that culture.

Two dangers:
1. We are unrepaired.
2. Life is too hard!

How do you get friendships?
1. Set your feet on the path that God has called you and you look for the “fellow travelers.”
2. People have to be a priority that you really invest in.

Four principles about friendships found in the book of Proverbs:

 - Consistency - Proverbs 17:17

 - Carefulness - Proverbs 26:18-19

 - Candor - Proverbs 27:6

 - Counsel - Proverbs 27:9

The Essential Discipline of Friendship

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