When Jesus walked the earth he had boundaries. Not everyone had equal access to Him. Boundaries protect our time, energy, and resources so that we can give them away intentionally. When we don’t have boundaries, we end up not having much to give to the most important relationships in our lives. Download the Notes

Because of what Jesus did for us in His life, death, burial, and resurrection, we are completely new creatures. We are whole in Jesus. The part of us that was broken, sinful, angry, unworthy, etc. has been cut away. The Christian life then is not about trying to get fixed (inside or out) but learning to embrace the truth that … Read More

How do we confront people in such a way that we don’t raise their defenses? How can we share feedback without attacking people? Learning to do these things well makes us powerful communicators who can change relationships and cultures. Download the Notes

The more rules in any environment, the less need for confrontation. The more freedom people have, the more conflict there will be and therefore the more confrontation we’ll have to do. Jesus has summoned us to create environments of freedom and to learn to do confrontation well. Download the Notes

We can learn to honor people by using the “Holy But.” The “Holy But” is when we learn to put what is eternal and unchanging on the right side of our “but.” We focus on people’s eternal identity in Christ, not their momentary behavior. Download the Notes

Honor is when we see people the way god sees them and treat them accordingly. It looks past people’s flesh and summons them into their true identity. To honor people we have to be healed of our own insecurities and realize that God loves and accepts us! Download the Notes