Dust It Off and Do It Again | Rebuilding Community After Being Hurt
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Discussion questions to help you unpack the message with others.
- What’s a silly or funny nickname you’ve heard?
- What stood out to you most from the message?
- Think of a close friend. What’s your favorite thing about spending time with them?
- What can be difficult about making new friends? What can be difficult about re-connecting with old ones?
- Great friendships have habits, shine light, experience friction, and have hope. Which one do you think your friendships need more of right now?
- Matthew 26:36-38 shows Jesus choosing to be with his friends as he experiences suffering. How could this inspire you to do the same?
- Read Proverbs 18:24 and Proverbs 27:17. Why do you think it’s important to challenge and encourage your friends? What happens if you don’t?
- What next step can you take with a friendship this week? (A) Habit — pick a place and build; (B) Light — get vulnerable in a relationship; (C) Hope — forgive, or re-pursue a friendship that ended.
Prayer
Let’s end our time praying together. You can say something like, “Jesus, thank you for showing us what real friendships look like. We need your strength to have courage as we seek deeper connections in our friendships, especially as we are vulnerable and/or forgive others. In the identity and character of Jesus we pray, amen.”
Bonus Questions
- Think of a friendship you’re struggling with. Take a moment to ask God to give you strength and wisdom to take the next step.
- Share a time when you had conflict with a friend, but you both resolved it and your friendship became stronger.
That's it for this week - see you next time!
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You already know friendship matters. The harder question is: what happens when you tried it—and got hurt?
People got busy. The group fell apart. You felt betrayed. You got ghosted. After enough disappointment, it feels a whole lot safer to keep people at an arm's length.
This week, Chuck Mingo isn’t talking about how to start building community. He’s talking about how to start again. Because even after the hurt, the disappointment, and the mess of doing life with other people, the Bible shows us friendship is still worth the risk.
Dust yourself off. It’s worth trying again.
Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Chuck Mingo
Teaching Pastor