So I want to preach a message today.

This is the last installment.

Write down the title.

It's called Risk versus reward, the reality of relationships.

Risk versus reward, the reality of relationships.

I believe in by the end of this service, you will be excited to build meaningful relationships.

I'm convinced you don't need a thousand shallow

friendships. You need about two or three deep, meaningful relationships. And you have that.

Oh, I'm telling you the reward of that, satisfaction. The reward of that, fulfillment.

That's the blessing of God in your life is friendship.

Relationship with God and relationship with others. Connected here, connected there.

I just want to talk to some people. Do you like, man, pandemic is so hard, I was lonely. I was lonely. First of all, all of us were lonely, okay?

We're locked up in our houses.

Couldn't go to the movies of the gym or the church.

So we all being lonely.

See, the problem is that if you stay isolated,

there's a difference between forced isolation and chosen

isolation. Some of you were forced into isolation, but not anymore. So now you've got to choose

to be in community. Choose to be in relationship. I'm going to read a scripture in a moment from

2 Timothy, but I just want to remind you

what Proverbs says. Put it on the lower third right there. It says a man that isolates himself,

seeks his own desire, and rages against all wisdom. Let me translate with the Bible saying to you,

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