Beautiful Partnership

Every year (and now even in Real Time) the Forbes Top 20 Richest People in the World are released! Upon first glance it looks like one person has amassed all of that alone; however, the bigger picture isn’t just one person who is doing it all…it’s a partnership

Exponential: Beautiful Partnership

Every year (and now even in Real Time) the Forbes Top 20 Richest People in the World are released! Upon first glance it looks like one person has amassed all of that alone; however, the bigger picture isn’t just one person who is doing it all…it’s a partnership with people (you will see this as the same company(ies) are represented by multiple people in the list). And if we’re honest that’s how we are supposed to live this life…in partnership with each other! So how does living in partnership play out in walking with Christ?

Acts 3:1-16

  • Our PARTNERSHIPS help us GROW (Acts 3:1-5)
    • We see the start of this story with 3 very different people: Peter, a Bold Disciple who will walk on water to follow Jesus; John, the laid back reserved beloved Disciple who stayed with Jesus all the way to the Cross; and a Beggar at the Beautiful gate. This strange dynamic of different people is the setup for something miraculous about to happen! We can often think our differences in our lives are push us apart…but it’s our differences together is where dynamic for the Exponential really takes place! I wonder if we see the partners Jesus has in our lives are our greatest potential to grow!
  • Our PARTNERSHIPS help us HEAL (Acts 3:6-10)
    • This is where the Miraculous happens…only through Christ Jesus! The Beggar is hoping to get through the day, Peter is boldly telling the man to do what he has never down (he was crippled since birth) and John is the one who had to have Peter stop to even talk to the man! Here is this crazy collection of different people, Jesus, through the Power of the Holy Spirit shows up and a man is healed! Peter and John have stepped up from being a part of Jesus healing people to actually getting to do it themselves! If the Beggar didn’t have friends bring him to the gate he wouldn’t have been there. If Peter had gone to pray alone, he would have walked past the Beggar. If John had been by himself, he wouldn’t have had the courage to reach out his hand though his compassion would have made him stop to speak. And yet—TOGETHER a miracle happened! I wonder if we trust that Jesus has the right partners in our lives at just the right times for the miracle to happen…or do we complain about who He has with us & keep trying to make them “Beautiful”!
  • Our PARTNERSHIPS help us EVANGELIZE (Acts 3:11-16)
    • The beauty is this strange partnership opened the door up to the masses who were in the Temple to pray to hear the Gospel! The Beggar walking for the first time has to hang on to Peter & John and Peter seizes the opportunity given to him to preach the Gospel to every ear that will hear! The Beggar making up his mind that he would stop getting helped and start getting healed from the only thing that can…Jesus…set up a series of events that actually grew the Church by 2000! I wonder if we realize that the partners Jesus has in our lives will help us to grow His kingdom & grow our faith in Him!

In the end, the ONE thing that kept this Partnership together is Jesus Christ! And what a partnership is it! When we step into a relationship with Christ we get to experience Him growing our faith and His Kingdom while living the Exponential life He made us to live!

Take Away
Do you have the right partners in your life and how are you getting to spend time with them?

What are 3 things you struggle with most and how can having authentic partnerships in your life help you walk through that?

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Author: Tyler West

Founder and Lead Pastor of thevine.tv Realtor® with The Ott Group at Ponce Realty Group LLC (www.theponcerealtygroup.com) Theodore Roosevelt describes in “The Arena” a man who boldly stepped out of the seats & into the Arena! The Arena I get to fight in is to help others live an abundant life by finding the gifts that God has given them and helping them take their next step by fulfilling the calling God has on their lives! Growing up in a widowed home from the age of 2, I experienced the dependence of faith, the importance of family, the foundation of integrity, the value of loyalty and the success that can be achieved through hard work. Whether expanding Walgreens from 4000 to 8000 healthcare stores, or stepping out in faith to be a part of launching a NewSpring Church Campus--faith, family, integrity, loyalty and hard work are fingerprints of me being involved! Each experience I have stepped into has allowed me to develop invaluable relationships that have not only achieved remarkable results, but more importantly made an impact on the lives of others that will last beyond this lifetime...a cause worthy to fight for! Can't wait to see how Jesus continues to #JoinSpartanburg at #thevinetv and the Local Church Around the World!