If you have your Bibles, I want you to turn to the book of Proverbs chapter number one.

I'm teaching a message today entitled isolation.

Isolation.

I want to deal with some important things from the word of God that hopefully

will encourage you and those around you to make sure that you're intentional to be a

part of community. How many of you all know we need each other? We need each other

and there are certain seasons of our lives where we can

be pressed down and weighed down with the pressures of life. Sometimes those pressures make us want to make us want to retreat from community, but we need to

be sure that we are intentional about staying connected to community.

Here's what it says in Proverbs chapter number 18

verse number one. This is from the King James new King James version. A man who

isolates himself seeks his own desire, he rages against all wise judgment.

It's short so I'm going to read it again.

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire, he rages against all wise judgments.

Is there anybody in here besides me who has ever been around a person who has not been around people?

Maybe your assessment has come across like mine.

They're kind of weird.

People that withdraw themselves from community,

they start getting a little crazy.

They start saying some things that are crazy.

They start acting in ways that are crazy because outside of community, the only voice you are hearing is your own.

I don't know if you know this or not but for long periods of time you only hearing you is not a good thing.

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