{"id":6718,"date":"2021-07-28T15:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T19:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:36:20","slug":"better-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/07\/28\/better-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/21-better-together-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300px\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/21-better-together-youtube.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/21-better-together-youtube-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/21-better-together-youtube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/21-better-together-youtube-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>You were not created for yourself. You were also not created to be <em>by<\/em> yourself. The purpose behind your existence, along with every other human being in history, is for you to know and be known by both God <em>and<\/em> others. Relationality forms the very essence of what it means to be created in the image of the Triune God. Indeed, to even truly <em>be<\/em> is to be in relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Better Together is a sermon series that explores the value of Christian community by looking beneath the surface at the most fundamental human relationships from a biblical perspective. What is the meaning of marriage and family? What is the value of friendship? Why is it important to belong to a local Christian fellowship? 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