Relationships

Love Your Enemies

It is one of the toughest commandments we encounter in Scripture — Jesus’ exhortation in Luke 6:27 to “Love your enemies.” In this five-part devotional, we’ll examine the ways Jesus wants and equips us to achieve that seemingly impossible task.

Awesome Relationships

One of the great tasks of life is building awesome relationships. God wants us to learn how to love, and the only way we can do that is when we’re sharing life with other people.

Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt

It’s no secret that those who are closest to us can wound us the most profoundly. Reeling from betrayal, we build walls around our hearts to protect us from the heartache, yet these are the very walls that block us from seeing hope, receiving healing and feeling love. It’s time to tear down your walls, work through your wounds, repair damaged relationships and discover the power of an open heart.

21 Days of Rightful Relationships

If you find yourself feeling defeated, overwhelmed, or exhausted in the area of relationships, it is time to seek His face. 21 Days of Rightful Relationships is designed to provide daily devotionals and prayers to align your personal and business relationships with God. Through God’s word, He provides instructions regarding relationships. When we are obedient and follow His will for our lives are we able to conquer and maintain healthy relationships that He has designed for us.

The One Anothers Vol. 1

In our individualistic society it is easy to lose sight of the fact that Christians are bonded together in a relationship of unity as members of one another (Romans 12:5). In fact, so critical is this relationship that our horizontal fellowship with the family of God even influences our vertical fellowship with the Father. In this life-changing teaching series by Dr. Tony Evans, he explores the benefits, blessings and power of the living out the “one-anothers” as found in Scripture.

The One Anothers Vol. 2

In our individualistic society it is easy to lose sight of the fact that Christians are bonded together in a relationship of unity as members of one another (Romans 12:5). In fact, so critical is this relationship that our horizontal fellowship with the family of God even influences our vertical fellowship with the Father. In this life-changing teaching series by Dr. Tony Evans, he explores the benefits, blessings and power of the living out the “one-anothers” as found in Scripture.

Building Successful Relationships

We all hunger for long lasting, life giving relationships. For many they are a struggle to establish or even maintain. We all desire a deep relationship with our spouse, parents, children, coworkers, friends, and others around us. In reality, the quality of life we live is directly related to the success or failure of these relationships. 

In Building Successful Relationships, Michael Fletcher gives seven practical keys that will help build strong relationships throughout every area of life. He shows the central issue in every relationship is the hearts of those involved. When the seven principles are applied, you will begin to see your heart and the hearts of those around you grow closer to one another. This series will enable you to see an increased level of intimacy in your existing relationships, help you develop new relationships, or repair a damaged relationship from your past.

The Kindness Challenge

Think of your toughest relationships. Think of a relationship that is good but could be great. Think of a group of people that drives you nuts. You want to show more kindness and generosity, but sometimes you’re just tired, stretched, and frustrated. Besides, would small actions make that big a difference? Yes!

After years of extensive research, Shaunti Feldhahn has concluded that kindness is a superpower. It can change any relationship, make your life easier and better, and transform our culture. But how does it work? And how can you show kindness when you don’t feel like it?

Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

Hope for messy, conflict-ridden relationships.

Your best friend is suddenly cool and distant. Your spouse can’t stop complaining about your bad habits. Your son refuses to talk to you. What are you supposed to do? Plans A, B, and C might be to shut down, lash out, or get out. But consider Plan D: Recognize that God has the last word on those messy, conflict-ridden relationships. He can use them to make you into a Christian who can give and receive love with God and others. Impossible? Idealistic? Not really.

In Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, Tim and Paul discuss the relational disappointments that we all suffer both in and out of the church. But they are also optimistic about the power of Christian beliefs to redeem and restore our relationships. Rather than presenting new or sophisticated techniques to make relationships flourish, the authors instead focus on the basic, Christian character qualities that can only be formed in the heart by the gospel.

The Relationship Principles of Jesus

What would you give to radically improve, even transform, what matters most in your relationships? You can thrive in your career, acquire wealth, or build a great reputation. But if your relationships aren’t thriving, nothing else matters.

This 40-day journey will bring new depth and health to your marriage, your family, and your friendships. Saddleback Church teaching pastor Tom Holladay helps you explore and begin to practice six foundational principles including how to give your relationships the highest value, love as Jesus loves you, and communicate from the heart. You’ll be equipped with insights and a practical path for fulfilling God’s intention for all your relationships—even the difficult ones.

The Relationship Principles of Jesus walks you step by step through learning the foundational relationship truths taught by Jesus. Shaped after Rick Warren’s monumental bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life, this book invites you to learn from the Master of relationships.