WAY #10: JOIN HANDS

 
JOIN HANDS. Work as a team.  Collaborate with each other, our professional staff, our lay leaders, and our congregants to find the best solutions. Collaboration lightens the load, generates better ideas than individuals working alone, and unleashes the gifts God has given us all.
 
a Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. (Ecclesiastes 4:9)
 
b Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. (Galatians 6: 2, 3)
 
c As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. (Proverbs 27:17)
 
Ideas for Action: Is there some task you’re doing at church that you could invite someone to share with you? Think of someone from our church who can help you sort out a challenge or problem you’re facing.

 

Daily Devotionals

 
MONDAY:

Genesis 2:18-20

THINK: Right at the beginning of the Bible, we see that it is not good for man to go it alone. We are made in the Image of God, and God is a triune community. At the core of God is not singularity but three Persons. When you Join Hands, you reflect who God is and live as God intended.
PRAY: the Spirit would draw “suitable helpers” into your life.

TUESDAY:

Proverbs 27:7

THINK: We have all felt this happen. When we gather around faithful people, we become more faithful. When we are challenged by others ideas, we become wiser. When we work alongside missionally-minded Christians, we become better servants. Join Hands because when you do, you will find that you grow.
PRAY: God would show you who you can sharpen and who can sharpen you.

WEDNESDAY:

Nehemiah 3

THINK: I doubt you read that whole thing, but you probably noticed how many people were working on rebuilding the wall together. The city was in danger, and the only way forward was together. One group after another worked together in doing what needed to be done. When you Join Hands, you will find impossibly large tasks become do-able.
PRAY: the Spirit would create willingness in our congregation for His work ahead.

THURSDAY:

THINK: This verse says “y’all.” You are not the light of the world. We are. It is not about the world seeing your good deeds and how great you are but our good deeds and glorifying God. Read it again and replace you with y’all. That “y’all” is the Church. When we Join Hands, we move the focus of the Gospel from you to y’all.
PRAY: that our good works would shine on our community.

FRIDAY:

THINK: Joining Hands isn’t easy. There is a reason the NRSV uses the word provoke. It would always be easier to stay the same, gather the same people, and do the same thing; but easie r isn’t better. When you Join Hands, sometimes you will feel provoked, attacked, or frustrated. Join Hands anyway.
PRAY: the Spirit would help you order and control your emotions in provocation.

SATURDAY:

1 Corinthians 1:10

THINK: Here is the goal: being perfectly united that as one body, we can operate with one mind, the mind of Christ. When we Join Hands, we will see things differently and sometimes want different things. What unites us, though, is greater than what divides us. Lean into the work of the Spirit in us, and Join Hands with faithful believers who are seeking to follow God.
PRAY: that God would renew our minds to be more like Jesus.

Devotional Guides

SERIES ONE  Printable copy of Way #10 Devotionals (Small Group Guide)
 
SERIES TWO Printable copy of Way #10 Devotionals (Series Two)