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You were Formed for a Family    So now you
Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners.
You are citizens along with all of Gods holy
people. You are members of Gods family.
Eph. 219
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• Two are better than one, because they have a good
  return for their work
• If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
  But pity the man who falls and has no one to help
  him up!
• Eccl. 49-10

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11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep
warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though
one may be overpowered, two can defend
themselves. A cord of three strands is not
quickly broken. Eccl. 411-12
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Cant Fly Solo   And God himself has commanded
that we must love not only Him but our Christian
brothers and sisters, too. 1 John 421
NLT   There are 30 New Testament directives that
cannot be fulfilled on your own.
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The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise
man listens to advice. Prov.
1215
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Were too isolated   all personal damage and
regression, as well as all personal healing and
growth, come through our relationship with
others. There is a persistent, in uninformed,
suspicion in most of us that we can solve our own
problems and be the master of our ships of life.
But the fact of the matter is that by ourselves
we can only be consumed by our problems and
suffer shipwreck. - Harry Stack Sullivan
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What does real community look like?   How good
and pleasant it is when brothers live together in
unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the
head, running down on the beard, running down on
Aarons beard, down upon the collar of his robes.
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on
Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his
blessing, even life forevermore. Ps.
1331-3
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Those who believed what Peter said were baptized
and added to the churchabout three thousand in
all. 42They joined with the other believers and
devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and
fellowship, sharing in the Lords Supper and in
prayer. 43A deep sense of awe came over them all,
and the apostles performed many miraculous signs
and wonders. Acts 241-43
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44And all the believers met together constantly
and shared everything they had. 45They sold their
possessions and shared the proceeds with those in
need. 46They worshiped together at the Temple
each day, met in homes for the Lords Supper, and
shared their meals with great joy and
generosity Acts 244-46
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47all the while praising God and enjoying the
goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord
added to their group those who were being
saved. Acts 247
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Think of ways to encourage one another to
outbursts of love and good deeds. 25And let us
not neglect our meeting together, as some people
do, but encourage and warn each other, especially
now that the day of his coming back again is
drawing near. Heb. 1024-25
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