Hello everyone and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry that's here

to encourage and inspire you every day. And today we're continuing our series called

Awesome Relationships. In it, Rick Warren shares practical ways to help you take your relationships with family, friends,

coworkers, and even God, from ordinary to extraordinary.

And this is a series you don't want to miss.

Okay, and now here's Pastor Rick with part one of a message called What Destroyes Relationships and What Builds Them.

Well, good morning, everybody.

It's good to see you if you'll take out your message notes.

Now, we were created for community.

We're wired for relationships.

We're made to go through life together.

We're formed for a family.

The Bible says this, the top verse on your outline, Romans 12, 5, Christ makes us one body and

individuals who are connected to each other. Would you circle that word connected?

Now, you may not realize it, but the people you're sitting next to, you are connected to.

If you're part of the family of God, they are connected to you and you are connected to them.

Here's the problem.

It's easy to get disconnected in relationships.

Would you agree with that?

It's very easy to get disconnected from your children, from your parents, from your brothers

and sisters, your friends, your

family, your husband or wife if you're married, it's easy to get disconnected from your church,

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