Episode 1270: You're Going to Spend Eternity With These People So You Might as Well Start Now

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of building eternal relationships within the Christian community.

The person sitting next to you at church this weekend is someone you'll be spending eternity with. That new believer who doesn't know anybody yet needs you to reach out. And that Christian you've had a sharp disagreement with, the one you've criticized behind their back, God is probably going to tell you to spend the next thousand years with them and work it out. The relationships we build in the body of Christ aren't just for a season. They're eternal. Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders ...

People in this episode

Host: Gene Appel

Topics covered

• eternal relationships
• Christian community
• disagreements
• church
• new believers

Keywords

• eternity
• church relationships
• Christianity
• community
• disagreements

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