@stickyJesus (Chapter 3)

December 29, 2010

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships says it all in chapter 3 of @stickyJesus. I love what Scott Williams says in this chapter about how you never really know how God is going to use your voice online.  He goes on to say, “Anyone can do this.  You don’t have to have a special platform, degree or position at a church.  Having a relationship with Jesus is your permission to “go” into all the world and share the good news. “All the world” includes online.”  Can you imagine the light we can shine online for Jesus!

This is why I love what Facebook, Twitter and blogging means to me now after reading @stickyJesus.  It’s about relationships.  Real relationships.  I don’t have to be super spiritual all the time in my status updates or tweets. I can be real.  The key is in the realness we have to ask ourselves, are we pointing them to Christ? I enjoy encouraging others on Facebook when friends are having a bad day.  I enjoy RT (retweet) something that may resonate with my spirit for others to see.  When I am writing a blog post I want the words that I write to have passion about this Christ that I serve. That it carries over into Facebook and Twitter and is consistent with everything that I say and do.

I love the Godly relationships that are being built from social media.  I love that we can be fishers of men in this mission field and use social media to lead others to transform this world. I can’t wait to see what God does next!

Questions for conversation:

1.  Where do you draw the most relationships from Facebook or Twitter? Why?

2.  How can others see your genuine love for the Lord in social media?

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  • http://www.onepassiononedevotion.wordpress.com claire

    what a great chapter! looking forward to reading everyone elses posts :o )

    http://onepassiononedevotion.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/jesus-author-of-relationships-03/

    blessings, claire

  • http://ph1lm.wordpress.com Phil Makower

    This topic is where Jesus and social media ‘meet’ – relationships are so central to both.

    http://ph1lm.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/stickyjesus-chapter-3-jesus-author-of-relationships/

  • http://WWW.stickyJesus.com Tami Heim

    This is one of my favorite chapters because it unpacks, with real people, the significance of what God is doing in this time and place. It shines the light on how people reflect Him not only online but offline, too. You are right – it’s about the power in God-centered relationships.

    You see how the love of Christ compels His people into action and the community that comes from it. I weep every time I think about the love that compelled Heather’s twitter friend to overcome her own fears to be there with Heather on the day of her surgery. Christ-like compassion indeed.

    Social media is a wonderful tool for linking hearts, building relationships, and ministering to others. My prayer is the stories in chapter 3 inspire people and they will see all that is possible for the kingdom in such a time as this!

  • http://www.michellesarabia.com Michelle Sarabia

    I love that social media allows forgiveness too! Especially when you forget Mr. Linky late last night :-)

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  • http://sandraheskaking.com Sandra Heska King

    What Tami said. I love how this chapter proves the power of social media to link and love, to relate and respond. How this wider connection builds extended family when God is involved. For such a time. Who would have ever imagined!

  • http://www.stickyJesus.com toni birdsong

    My favorite line from this chapter is in the title: “I came to show you how.”

    I adore our Lord that we don’t have to mumble and fumble through relationships. That He would send His son to show us how to do the very thing that has confounded the world: to serve, love, and co-exist with others. If you drill down, this is the very area of life that we so often miss the point. When we can’t get this area down, it leads to divorce, division, job loss, friendship breakups, business failure . . . church demise.

    It’s incredible. I love that each day we can “live out” our understanding of this area God cared SO desperately about that He “sent” His beloved to die.

    I also love that “leadership” online is in our spiritual genes. If we walk closely enough with Christ, His amazing leadership and love can’t help but influence us and inform every word, thought we express to others (many others as is the case online!)

    How blessed we are to have this life following the very Author of Relationship! I must trust Him in this area because I certainly can’t trust myself.

  • http://www.onepassiononedevotion.wordpress.com claire

    lol re the mr linky… i noticed that but figured you’d get to that later :o ) which you did :o )

    enjoyed reading everyones posts!

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  • http://ph1lm.wordpress.com Phil Makower

    I love this chapter really brings out that we can be ourselves, and that we need to stay close to God before we can get close to others: Jesus is our example, The Holy Spirit our helper, the Father our source!

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  • http://www.melsquietthoughts.com Mel

    Yes! I am caught up!
    This chapter was a great reminder of the importance of connecting with someone. It was Jesus’ example of the woman at the well that stays with me every moment of my life. We can miss so many moments if we aren’t aware of the people around us! I was that lost woman, maybe not with the same issues but plenty of my own. I’m grateful that there were people around me that noticed me and introduced me to Jesus.

    I’ll never go thirsty again! Now it’s my turn….to share that story with the world.

  • http://www.melsquietthoughts.com Mel

    Sorry, Michelle! I just realized I never answer the discussion questions.
    Here goes…

    1)It’s weird for me. Most of the people that I follow or follow me on Twitter are people who already know God. I draw a lot of empowerment and comfort from those contacts. Facebook on the other hand is just a huge collage of all the people I’ve known in my life. Family, friends, classmates, students, etc. I find myself interacting more on Facebook but I’m not exactly sure why. More of a comfort level, I’ve done that longer.
    2) I think people who have the most impact with their stories and their love of Jesus are the people who are most humble and vulnerable. No masks, no charades, just real! Oh and they admit to being human just like me. They share stories that I can identify with and that light we are supposed to shine in the world shines through their words.

    Okay, I’m done!

  • http://www.michellesarabia.com Michelle Sarabia

    May we all be immersed in His presence with our relationships.

  • Aud

    Still catching up.

    Man. Huge pieces of my heart are scratching their way out as I do my readings and reflect on them. This book has been a God-thing for me.

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