Subs and Substance Week 9 - Relationships Matter

Bill led the boys through a discussion on the importance of relationships and challenged them to find their Pallbearers...

Relationships Matter

Subs and Substance

November 9, 2011

I’ve got some questions for you…

?.) What kind of relationships did Jesus have?

·         Intimate relationship with his Father God… Mark 6:46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray”. Also in the garden of Gethsemane…

·         Intimate relationship with his disciples

·         Loving and caring toward the masses

·         What about the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin – he was careful around them because he knew they were a problem for him and his mission

?.) Did these relationships matter to Jesus?

?.) What kind of relationships do you have?

·         Close friends

·         Family – Sisters, brothers, cousins, grandparents

·         Parents

·         Ones that are good and some that may not necessarily be healthy or good…

?.) Do you think relationships matter in your life?

In Dennis’s latest book he wrote, “He (men) needs to know that if he doesn't have relationships, he misses life." 

?.) Why would he say “he misses life”? He is implying that relationships are life or at least the purpose of life. Why would that be?

?.) Is life intended to be a team sport or an individual sport? What happens to a lion or a animal if it goes it alone? We are not called to go “Lone Wolf”

Relationships do matter! Your relationship with God, with your family, with friends, with those who call you up and recognize those that pull you down.

So here is a very simple principle that I want you to think about:

Has anyone ever been to a graveside funeral service where they carry the casket in? The people who carry the casket are called Pallbearers. It’s usually 6 of the person’s closest friends and family members who carry that person to their grave. I have done it 3 times and it is a very sober and humbling experience (Eccl. 7:2).

I want to challenge each of you to create deep meaningful relationships that result in the 6 people you would want to be your Pallbearers. 

Now, the interesting part of this is that not only are these the people that would carry you to your grave, they are also the guys who carry you through life. These are the people who will pick you up when you fall, call you out when you stray, cheer you on in your dreams and morn with you in life’s losses.

What a blessing that would be and something you would not want to miss in life!

Relationships Matter!