Between Challenge and Encouragement | Week 2 of The Holy In-Between

Deep relationships are critical to life that is truly life. But to develop deep relationships we need to move from making friends to keeping them. If we want to have relationships that stand the test of time and avoid just remembering people that you used to know, wishing things could have been different, that you could have acted differently, the Holy In-between will help us connect across our differences and discover God’s presence and love in our lives and in lasting friendships. Join Damascus Road as we explore the sacred space to be found in covenant friendship.Week 2 of The Holy In-Between

Teacher: Devynn BrankelIt is hard to just say what we mean. We want to encourage our friends, but when we tell them something nice when it is not really true, that is not encouragement, but a lie. On the other hand, it is easy to see the danger of criticism without love. But when practiced rightly, encouragement and rebuke have the twin power to push back the fallenness in our lives and build up righteousness. Jesus is the master of words in friendship. Jesus uses the honest words of encouragement and rebuke to call his friends forward. Both take honest words; one to name the good, the other to name the danger.