2. We all need great relationships
A basic need, surviving or thriving.

3. We all suffer greatly with relationships
When they’re good, life is good, but when they are bad...
Christmas is a time for family, and often highlights painful relationships

4. We all need the greatest relationship of all
Our Standing. v4. holy and blameless.
Our Inheritance. v5. adoption to sonship
Our Value. v7. redemption through his blood… in accordance with the riches of God’s grace which he lavished on us.

5. We all need this foundation for great relationships
His Character. Ephesians 4:32. be kind and compassionate.
His Forgiveness. v32. forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
His Love. 5:1-2. walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us.