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WHAT COMES AFTER SUNDAY?

Use the next steps, Bible plan, message recap, questions & resources below to go deeper.

this week's next steps

Commit to building relationships at Venture

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Memorize Ecclesiastes 4:12

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ALL - IN at Venture

All this month we are talking about what it means to be "All-In" at Venture - as in, what does a healthy, engaged part of the body of Christ here look like?
The visual representation of this is our All-In track below.

This Week's Message Recap:

In a world that constantly tells us to build our lives around “me,” Jesus invites us into “we.” In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon reflects on the emptiness of a life lived completely alone and concludes that “two are better than one” because we were never meant to do life by ourselves. This week’s message walked us through four ways WE is greater than ME: we can accomplish more when we work together, we have someone to help us back up when we fall, we experience warmth and safety when we live side by side, and we can watch each other’s backs when life gets difficult.

But this isn’t simply about having more people around us! It’s about intentionally choosing meaningful relationships. Jesus prayed that His followers would be ONE, and Ecclesiastes reminds us that a three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap. Whether you’ve been at Venture for years and want to start building relationships again or you’re brand new and looking for our people, community requires us to actually take advantage of the opportunities in front of us. The enemy would love to keep us in the shallow end of friendship, because deep relationships are where God develops our character, grows us, keeps us accountable, and gives us purpose and belonging. It’s through those deep-end friendships that ME becomes WE. And WE > ME! So let’s choose each other, walk beside each other, pick each other up, carry each other’s burdens, and walk with Jesus TOGETHER.

Questions to Consider:

Read Ecclesiastes 4:7-12. What stands out to you most? Why do you think God designed us to need one another?
The message described four benefits of “WE”: work, walking, warmth, and keeping watch. Which of these resonates most with you in this season of life? Where have you experienced the benefit of having someone beside you?
What does the “shallow end” of friendship look like for you? What do you think keeps us from going deeper with people? Busyness? Fear of vulnerability? Past hurt? Independence? Something else?
Deep friendships help God develop our character, grow us, keep us accountable, and give us purpose and belonging. Which of those areas do you most need from community right now?
If we really believe WE > ME, what is one intentional step you could take this week to move toward deeper community?