The Friendship Initiative
Description
Spend 31 days learning how to build better relationships and connect with others following Jesus's example in The Friendship Initiative, a devotional by Amberly Neese.
We long for connection. Despite faster internet connections, better WiFi hotspots, and more ways to stay connected than ever before, our lives still feel less and less connected. We desire healthy friendships but feel less equipped to make and foster them.
In The Friendship Initiative by Amberly Neese, we dive into the friendships and connections Jesus made in the Bible and discover 31 keys for building relationships. Each devotion includes Scripture, a devotional reflection, practical application ideas, and suggestions for reflection and prayer.
Keys for relationship building include:
- exercising grace
- asking/answering questions
- having compassion
- exercising humility
- being present
- reaching out to those who are different
- and more
Readers will...
- Find encouragement and practical help for connecting with others in their everyday lives
- Focus on loving others as Jesus did
- Discover 31 Keys for building relationships
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Amberly Neese is a national speaker/teacher, humorist, and all-around encourager who has won the hearts-and funny bones-of people all over the country, and who loves sharing the joy of Christ. She is a featured Aspire speaker and the main host/female comedian for Marriage Date Night, two popular Christian events that tour nationally. She is the author of The Friendship Initiative (Spring 2021) devotional and two Bible studies, Common Ground (Spring 2021), and The Belonging Project. She and her husband have two children and live in Prescott, Arizona, where they enjoy the great outdoors, the Food Network, and all things Star Wars.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- A Parable about Connection
- Day 1: Grace Space (The Adulterous Woman)
- Exercise Grace
- Day 2: So Many Questions (Nicodemus)
- Display Curiosity
- Day 3: Going Out on a Limb (Zacchaeus)
- Overcome Obstacles
- Day 4: Truth Be Told (Pontius Pilate)
- Be Truthful
- Day 5: Out to Lunch (A Boy with Loaves and Fish)
- Share with Others
- Day 6: Be Faithful (The Centurion)
- Intercede for Others
- Day 7: Risky Business (Ten Lepers)
- Take Risks
- Day 8: Well, Well, Well (The Woman at the Well)
- Make Connections
- Day 9: Hanging Out by the Pool (The Sick Man at the Pool)
- Pursue Wellness
- Day 10: A Little Help from My Friends (The Paralyzed Man on the Mat)
- Accept Help
- Day 11: Cross Connections (The Dying Thief)
- Offer Grace and Forgiveness
- Day 12: Rise and Shine (The Widow of Nain's Son)
- Show Compassion
- Day 13: The Eyes Have It (The Blind Man)
- Show Boldness
- Day 14: Straighten Up (The Crippled Woman)
- Be Real
- Day 15: Naked Truth (The Demon-possessed Man)
- Experience Change
- Day 16: The Company You Keep (Tax Collectors)
- See the Potential
- Day 17: Blind Faith (Saul)
- Have a Conversation
- Day 18: Front Man (John the Baptist)
- Exercise Humility
- Day 19: Just Kidding (The Little Children)
- Discover Your True Identity
- Day 20: Scent by God (The Woman with the Perfume)
- Be Willing to Sacrifice
- Day 21: Dirty Job (Washing the Disciples' Feet)
- Become a Servant
- Day 22: Holy Interruptions (The Hemorrhaging Woman on the Road)
- Change Your Plans
- Day 23: Never Too Late (Jairus and His Daughter)
- See with Eyes of Hope
- Day 24: Raising and Praising (Mary Magdalene and the Other Mary)
- Share the Message
- Day 25: Shore Thing (Jesus Makes the Disciples Breakfast)
- Connect over Food
- Day 26: Food Network (Reclining at the Table)
- Just Hang Out
- Day 27: Service with a Smile (Mary and Martha)
- Deal with Unresolved Issues
- Day 28: Unlikely Hero (The Good Samaritan)
- Love Indiscriminately
- Day 29: Marching Orders (Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two)
- Trust in God's Provision
- Day 30: Name Dropping (Healing of Aeneas and Dorcas)
- Do Good in Jesus's Name
- Day 31: True Love ("For God So Loved . . .")
- Love Others
- A Final Word
