Relationship Principles of Jesus

Jesus replied, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:37-39

Hello Rancho Vista Church,
I believe that the teachings of Jesus are entirely summed up by the above passage. There are basically two things God is looking for from his people: loving God and loving one another. That is why we have set aside 40 days (February 22nd – March 29) for our entire church to focus on loving God and loving others. Our 40 Days of Love campaign will include:
o Gathering once each week for 7 weeks in Life Groups of 8-15 people. The meetings, held in neighborhood homes, will be for fun and focus on relationships. (Groups will be available every day of the week to fit your schedule.)

o Daily readings for 40 days from the fantastic book “The Relationship Principles of Jesus.” (The book will be available for sale at church on Sundays in February.)

o Gathering on 7 consecutive Sundays for a special message series on relationships.

o Joining together in acts of kindness in and around our community.
During this 40-day period we will focus our attention on the following themes:

o Valuing relationships
o Loving others as Jesus loves us
o Communicating from the heart
o Refraining from judging others
o Treating others the way we want them to treat us

I think God will use this campaign to change lives and move us together while we reach many around us in His name. Will you please begin to plan and pray for this event? Specifically, will you pray that in this campaign we would see Receptive Hearts, Meaningful Friendships, Spiritual Growth, Opportunities to Serve and Changed Lives? We will focus on renewal of relationships and I believe this campaign will allow many of our friends to draw into a more committed relationship with Christ and with one another. I challenge you to be bold enough to invite 2-3 of your friends to participate. Who among our friends and neighbors would not benefit from learning more about the principles of relationships?

I look forward to seeing God do great things as we love Him and love one another.

Annette Link