North County&nbsp;<br />Community Church
  • Home
  • Sunday Mornings
    • Times and Directions
    • What can I expect?
    • Worship
    • Who are we?
    • Nursery
    • Fuse (It's for kids)
    • Middle and High School Students
  • New Here? (FAQ)
    • Who are the Leaders (Staff)
    • How can I contact someone?
    • What do we believe?
    • Our Values
    • When and where do you meet? (Times and Directions)
  • Ministries
    • Adult Education >
      • Sign Up Discovery 102
      • Spiritual Gifts
      • Forgiveness
      • Parenting With Purpose
    • Community Groups >
      • Sign Up Community Groups
      • Sermon Series Study Guides
    • Fuse (It's for kids)
    • Ministry Schedules
    • Student Ministry (6th - 12th Grades) >
      • Blast (6th - 8th Grades)
      • Ignite (9th - 12th Grades)
      • FUGE Camp 2022 >
        • 2022 Camp Sign Up
    • Ministry & Action
  • Sermons
    • Bob's Benediction & Blessing
  • Current News
    • Sponsor a Child for Camp Penuel
    • Women's Bible Study - Finding I Am
    • Update your contact information
  • Giving
  • Prayer Requests
  • Care Connection
  • Contact Us
  • 2021 Financial Report

After burn:  The Friendship Plan (Week 2)

8/29/2013

 
Picture





Last night I talked with Melissa after Blast / Ignite.   I was telling her how part of our lesson was that we need Jesus' help to stick it out during the messy times of a friendship.  But she reminded me that sometimes people need to get out of messy friendships.  So how does a person know what to do?  I thought I'd give some questions to help you figure it out. 


  1. What is my part of the mess?   Too often people are quick to blame others.  It's natural.  But often when we check ourselves, we can see things we've felt, said or done that have added to the mess.  Once we own our part, we can take steps to make things better. 
  2. How messy are you getting?  Are you being more tempted to sin because of this mess?  Or are you being drawn to the mess to pray and ask Jesus to rescue people? 
  3. What are older, wiser people saying?  Listening to your friends advice is fine.  But there is wisdom in listening to someone who has more experience and an outside, non-teenage perspective.  Sometimes they know the results of different choices because they've lived through them.

This isn't everything, but it should get you thinking in the right direction.  Obviously prayer is a must.  And remember that God speaks through the Bible.  So it's good to read it often.  If you still need help, the Blast and Ignite leaders would love to talk with you more about a mess you're dealing with.  Just let us know. 


Jim


Comments are closed.

    Author

    Each week two blogs will be posted for Blast and Ignite. 

    "Pre-Launch" is written to introduce the topic for the upcoming Blast & Ignite. 

    "After Burn" will be some follow up thoughts about the most recent Blast & Ignite. 

    Archives

    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013

    Categories

    All
    Friends
    In Charge
    Understand
    Worship Night

    RSS Feed

Create a free website with Weebly
Photos used under Creative Commons from JULIAN MASON, Kris Krug, Barrett.Discovery, Homini:), mynameisharsha, ilovememphis, Micah Sittig, golbenge (골뱅이), Emily Carlin, Monkey Mash Button, Lori L. Stalteri, SuperFantastic, striatic, David Sifry, blu-news.org, JeffChristiansen
  • Home
  • Sunday Mornings
    • Times and Directions
    • What can I expect?
    • Worship
    • Who are we?
    • Nursery
    • Fuse (It's for kids)
    • Middle and High School Students
  • New Here? (FAQ)
    • Who are the Leaders (Staff)
    • How can I contact someone?
    • What do we believe?
    • Our Values
    • When and where do you meet? (Times and Directions)
  • Ministries
    • Adult Education >
      • Sign Up Discovery 102
      • Spiritual Gifts
      • Forgiveness
      • Parenting With Purpose
    • Community Groups >
      • Sign Up Community Groups
      • Sermon Series Study Guides
    • Fuse (It's for kids)
    • Ministry Schedules
    • Student Ministry (6th - 12th Grades) >
      • Blast (6th - 8th Grades)
      • Ignite (9th - 12th Grades)
      • FUGE Camp 2022 >
        • 2022 Camp Sign Up
    • Ministry & Action
  • Sermons
    • Bob's Benediction & Blessing
  • Current News
    • Sponsor a Child for Camp Penuel
    • Women's Bible Study - Finding I Am
    • Update your contact information
  • Giving
  • Prayer Requests
  • Care Connection
  • Contact Us
  • 2021 Financial Report