“ Anointed” Lesson #7

 “ Relationships “

Intro:  Who is your best friend? How long have you been friends with them?

                                                             Study

  1. 1 John 2:20, Jer 29:11-13 The Holy Spirit wants to anoint us to accomplish a specific purpose and call that God has for us here in this world!
    1. Eph 4:30 We need to be very careful that we stay away from the sin, compromise, and ungodliness that offends the Holy Spirit and will push Gods anointing away.
      1. 1 Cor 15:33 The Bible tells us that bad company will corrupt good character, so it is extremely important that we are very careful in our relationships.
      2. 2 Cor 6:14 As Christians we must not form close friendships or enter into any dating relationships with those who are weak in their faith or who are backslidden or unsaved.
    2. 1 Cor 5:11, 2 Cor 4:4 Many Christians are led into sin, and pulled away from God because of negative influences and bad relationships that they have in their lives.
  2. 2 Cor 6:17, Eph 4:27 We as Christians need to be willing to end every wrong relationship that is in our lives, so that we can maintain the anointing of the Holy Spirit, remain strong in our personal walk with Christ, and fulfill the purpose and call that God has for our lives.
    1. Heb 10:24-25 We should only build close relationships with strong Christians who can encourage us in our faith, and help us discover and fulfill Gods purpose for our lives.
      1. Matt 28:18-20  Although we need to win as many unsaved people to Jesus as we possibly can, the unsaved are not to be our close friends.
      2. Prov 12:26 As Christians we must avoid every wrong relationship and negative influence that will pull us away from God, offend the Holy Spirit, and push Gods anointing away.
    2. James 4:4 Gal 5:7-8 We need to avoid negative influences and bad relationships, and build strong relationships with those who are on fire for God, so we can remain strong in our walk with God, and anointed to reach the world!  #Anointed!                                                                                                                                    

     Discussion

  1. Why is it so important that we as Christians are very careful to never enter into dating relationships or even friendships with those who are not living for Jesus?
  2. Who can share an example of a time when a wrong relationship in your life influenced you to fall into sin and pulled you away from God?
  3. Who can share a testimony of how a Godly relationship in your life encouraged you to do right and influenced you to grow closer to God?
  4. Are there any wrong dating relationships or friendships in your life that are pulling you away from God that you know you need to end? Are you ready to end those wrong relationships?

End: Pray for those who want to end every wrong dating relationship or friendship that is pulling them away from God.  Also pray those through the sinners prayer who need to accept Jesus as their Savior, then take requests.