This message is Part 2 in the message series “AWAKENING” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, “Awakening To Help”, Pastor Chuck talks about the fact that we were created by God for relationships and we really do need each other. He reveals the three reasons we live disconnected lives, the four reasons why we need the help of others everyday and the three benefits that come with letting others help us. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

3. awakening to help
(i can’t do this on my own)

4. we need each other!

5. If you want change in your life to be permanent,
strong and continual you need other people to
help make it happen. This is the principle of
community and it is woven through every page
of the Bible. God has wired us up with a need
for other people.

6. We were designed and created for relationships:
with God and with others. None of us were
meant to walk the journey of life all alone, but
many often do. The truth is this: we really do
need each other to make it and we need to
awaken to help.

7. three mindsets that will keep us
disconnected

8. pride
“i don’t need anybody”

9. fear
“what if nobody cares”

10. complacency
“why bother?”

11. four reasons why you really do
need the help of other people

12. when you are overwhelmed,
you need the help of others

13. The Amalekites came and attacked the
Israelites at Rephidim. Moses said to
Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to
fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand
on top of the hill with the staff of God in my

14. So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had
ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the
top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his
hands, the Israelites were winning, but
whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites
were winning.

15. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a
stone and put it under him and he sat on it.
Aaron and Hur held his hands up — one on one
side, one on the other —
so that his hands remained steady till sunset.

16. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with
the sword. (Exodus 17:8-13 – New International
Version)

17. when you are discouraged,
you need the help of others

18. For I am already being poured out, and the last
drops of this drink offering are all that remain;
it’s almost time for me to leave . . . Come to
me, Timothy, as soon as you can.

19. You see, Demas has fallen for this world,
abandoned me, and headed off to Thessalonica.
Crescens took off for Galatia.
Titus has gone to Dalmatia. Luke is the only one
left . . .

20. On your way here, pick up the cloak I left with
Carpus in Troas, and bring the scrolls—
especially the parchments. Keep your eye out
for Alexander the coppersmith! He came against
me with all sorts of evil— so watch your back.

21. When it was time for my first defense, no one
showed up to support me. Everyone abandoned
me . . .
Try your best to come before the cold winter
winds blow in.
(2 Timothy 4:6, 9-11, 13-14, 16, 21 – Voice)

22. when you are attacked,
you need the help of others

23. Once again there was a battle between the
Philistines and Israel. David went down with his
men to fight against the Philistines, and he
became exhausted.

24. And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of
Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three
hundred shekels and who was armed with a
new sword, said he would kill David. But
Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue;

25. he struck the Philistine down and killed him.
Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never
again will you go out with us to battle, so that
the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.”
(2 Samuel 21:15-17 – New International

26. when you are scared,
you need the help of others

27. Jesus got into a boat, and His disciples followed
Him. Out of nowhere, a vicious storm blew over
the sea. Waves were lapping up over the boat,
threatening to overtake it!

28. Yet Jesus was asleep. Frightened (not to
mention confused—how could anyone sleep
through this?), the disciples woke Him up. “Lord,
save us! We’re going to drown!” Jesus said,
“What are you so afraid of, you of little faith?”

29. Jesus got up, told the wind and the waves to
calm down,
and they did. The sea became still and
calm once again.
The disciples were astonished.

32. both a body and a family are
interconnected & interdependent

33. You were never meant to walk through life
alone. This has nothing to do with whether
you’re single or married. Marriage does not
solve the issue; community does. And you will
only find community in your spiritual family —
the Body of Christ.

34. Some of people say, “What’s wrong with walking
alone?
I like waking alone. In fact, I prefer it. I can go at
my own pace.
I don’t have to wait for anybody.”

35. You may like walking alone,
but you need others to walk with you through life
–
especially when things get hard and the going
gets rough.

36. life with the help of others is
safer

37. life with the help of others is
supportive

38. life with the help of others is
smarter

39. It’s better to have a partner than go it alone.
Share the work, share the wealth. And if one
falls down, the other helps,
but if there’s no one to help, tough!
Two in a bed warm each other. Alone, you

40. By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – The Message)

41. awakening principle 2:

42. life was never meant
to be lived alone

43. and we really do need each other’s
help
to make it through.

44. Just as our bodies have many parts and each
part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s
body. We are all parts of his one body, and each
of us has different work to do.

45. And since we are all one body in Christ,
we belong to each other, and each of us needs
all the others. (Romans 12:4-5 – New Living
Translation)

46. the practical application:

47. help comes by being a part of a
lifegroup

50. both a body and a family are
Interconnected, interdependent
& indispensable

51. As each part does its own special work,
it helps the other parts grow,
so that the whole body is healthy and growing
and full of love.
(Ephesians 4:16 – New Living Translation)

52. the process? (2 steps)
each part helps the other parts

53. the process? (step 1)
i help other people

54. the process? (step 2)
other people help me

55. the result? (3-fold)
the whole body is healthy

56. the result?
the whole body is growing

57. the result?
the whole body is full of love

59. God, if you are real, make Yourself real
to me. Awaken in me the willingness to
connect with other people and let them
help me when I need it.