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Our Neighbors - Webinar
How might you rate your relationship with your neighbors? Do you lean toward the negative side or the positive side, thinking of the neighbor who tends to concern you?
Negative Signs:
- You or your neighbor avoid each other and no longer engage in friendly, casual greetings.
- Previous disagreements remain unresolved, leading to an undercurrent of tension or even hostility.
- Either party voices dissatisfaction or complaints about the other to different neighbors.
- Attempts to communicate are met with defensiveness or outright refusal to discuss matters.
Positive Signs:
- Both parties make an effort to initiate friendly greetings and small talk, reducing avoidance behavior.
- You find yourselves openly discussing previous disagreements with the intention to understand each other's perspectives and reach a resolution.
- The frequency of complaints has decreased, and there's a mutual effort to speak positively about each other.
- Direct, respectful communication replaces avoidance or hostility when discussing concerns or boundaries.
In thinking of the Negative Signs, Jesus recognized the reality of tension with others, whether fellow believers, brothers, sisters or anyone else.
Most have read what Jesus taught in Matthew 5:23,24, "So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your gift to God" (CEV).
Whoever they are, Jesus calls us to repair things. But how do we do that? Furthermore, what if we don't want to repair things with another person, let's say in our neighborhood, who caused the problem in the first place?
Think about this: Sometimes, we all face tension with a neighbor—perhaps more often than we'd like. Will this tension result in a positive outcome, or will it end in resentment and a ruptured relationship? As we reflect on the teachings of Scripture, we're reminded to love our neighbor (Mark 12:33) and honor everyone (1 Peter 2:17). But how do we embody these principles when faced with neighbors who may seem unlovable or difficult to respect?
Join Emerson in this webinar as he discusses the intricacies of neighborly relationships. He'll talk about how to recognize the warning signs that signal an unhealthy dynamic, navigate the process of repairing or preventing a painful rift, and ultimately cultivate a neighborhood environment characterized by cordiality, civility, and mutual appreciation.
Even if a neighbor does not respond, we can find comfort in knowing we made the effort God intended, which can take a huge weight off our shoulders.
May Zoom Webinar with Dr. Eggerichs
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I am a newlywed and I feel now that I am well-equipped to love my husband better through respect.
Thank you for teaching me about respect and what it truly means in my life. You’ve given me the courage to be respectful to those around me, even when they get on my nerves. You’ve given me the tools to have confidence and through Christ all things are possible. I can take that home and be respectful toward my mother and to lay the foundation so that someday my mom will also know Christ. I opened myself up in ways that have been laid on my heart for some time. I can begin again.
I am newly married and this is what I needed to hear to help my groom and me make some early course corrections (especially me!). I had heard about the Love & Respect book but never really understood the heart of the author. Now I want to learn more because this is God’s precious truth to us.
I attended a "Respectfully Yours”…twice! I loved it! This study has helped me tremendously in my relationship with God and my marriage. I had been spinning my wheels on the Crazy Cycle for over 30 years. I failed miserably trying to do marriage my way in my own strength. I thought my husband was the problem and I planned to divorce him after the kids left home.
God had another plan! (Thank you Lord!). He provided this study to teach me His truth, His wisdom, His ways. He loves me and wants what is best for me! And I'm entrusting myself to Him. "Respectfully Yours" taught me how to honor God and do marriage His way. To focus on what I need to do, not what my husband needs to do. I learned more about who God is and who I am in Him, how God made husbands and wives different, how to be obedient to God's command to respect my husband…unconditionally, regardless of whether or not he responds with the love I need from him. That seemed impossible…but I decided to try it. With God's grace, help and guidance I realized I can do this and it feels good and right. This study has made such a difference in my life and marriage. I am more at peace and my husband is responding to me in a more loving and caring way. My prayer is for every woman young and old to put their hope and trust in the Lord and do this study and experience the power of God in her life and marriage. God bless every one of you at Love and Respect and every study group leader as you spread the message.
I came reluctant to give my husband the respect that I know I am biblically commanded to do. Praise God…I learned some valuable insights and tools to turn that around. And, I know that I am not alone!
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Emerson and Sarah Eggerichs
Excited yet burdened about male and female relationships, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and his wife Sarah launched the Love & Respect Conferences in 1999. Based on over three decades of counseling as well as scientific and biblical research, this conference has given hope and new life to thousands of marriages. It is a great resource for your personal or counseling library.
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Eric Metaxas
New York Times #1 best-selling author (Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther and more) and host of the Eric Metaxas Radio Show. He is the founder and host of “Socrates in the City: Conversations on the Unexamined Life."
“With his Love and Respect concept, Emerson Eggerichs has discovered what can only be described as the Holy Grail of marital counseling. It is an absolutely extraordinary and revolutionary -and utterly biblical – understanding of marriage, and it was under our noses for two-thousand years, waiting for us to find it. On behalf of married couples the world over, I am thrilled someone finally did.”
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Dave Ramsey
New York Times best-selling author and radio host. America’s trusted voice on money and business.
“Occasionally I run into somebody whose material, what they’re teaching, and the quality of the person rocks my world. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs spoke at our offices the other day and had our team laughing and crying and punching each other, in a loving way of course. My oldest daughter is getting married and this is one of her favorite marriage books. Thank goodness. That means she's got a shot. She’s going to make it."
Michael Hyatt
Former Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers and Founder of Full Focus, a performance coaching company.
“Although we have read numerous books on marriage and attended many seminars, this one was truly unique. In fact, it is probably the most helpful one we have ever experienced.
Gail and I were so impressed with the seminar and the book that we are considering starting a couple’s class this fall in our home. We have ordered the DVDs, because we want people to get the content directly from Emerson. He is a great communicator.”
Andy Andrews
New York Times best-selling author of How Do You Kill 11 Million People, The Noticer & The Traveler’s Gift
“My parents died when I was nineteen. No one is ever prepared for that kind of thing, of course, but there has always existed an odd gap in what I understood about my mother and father. For instance, what books were my parent’s favorites. What would they have wanted me to read? To whom would they have insisted I listen? I have no idea, for no one ever told me.
Today, my wife and I have two boys of our own. With every breath we take and every prayer we offer up, Polly and I are preparing for the possibility that our boys might one day need to know what we know. Therefore, a copy of “Love and Respect” is already signed to each of our boys from Mom and Dad. The books are tucked away for now, but the substance inside its pages is already being taught. In “Love and Respect”–the book and the seminar–Dr. Emerson Eggerichs has crafted an understanding of a principle so life changing that it is difficult to overstate its power. Simply put, listen carefully to what this man has to say and read carefully what he has written. This material will transform your relationships, your children, your finances, and your legacy.”
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CEO and founder of Trōv
"Dr. Eggerichs’ deftly instructed principles shed new light on personal and professional relationships. His material is challenging and offers a fresh look at the dynamics of interpersonal engagements that when applied in the workforce can revolutionize communication and create an environment of cooperation and empathy."
Tom Archipley
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Former owner and CEO of Centurion Medical Products Corporation
"I believe that the message you are sharing is powerful enough to change the world. It is the most important, valuable message I have ever heard and has blessed our marriage in ways that can only be explained as supernatural."
