Oakwood Community Church

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

1. Connect Compassionately

“Walk in a manner worthy… with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:1-2

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

1. Connect Compassionately

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

1. Connect Compassionately
- as those who have been infinitely loved

“Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.”
Ephesians 4:1

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

2. Forgive Freely

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

2. Forgive Freely
- as those who have been completely forgiven

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

The Four Promises of Forgiveness

1. I will not dwell on this incident.
2. I will not bring it up or use it against you
3. I will not talk to others about it
4. I will not let it stand between us

The Peacemaker, Ken Sande

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

2. Forgive Freely
- as those who have been completely forgiven

“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in
Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

3. Pursue Progress
- as those who have been declared righteous

“To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”
Ephesians 4:12

“Building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:12-13

To Build Up Your Body:

1. It helps to have a program

2. It helps to have a coach

3. It helps to have a team

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

3. Pursue Progress
- as those who have been declared righteous

“And he gave the apostles, the prophets… and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4:11-12

Three Commitments in our Relationships:

3. Pursue Progress
- as those who have been declared righteous

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up.”
Ephesians 4:29, NIV

Three Commitments in our Relationships

1. Connect Compassionately because you are loved

2. Forgive Freely because you are forgiven

3. Pursue Progress because you are righteous