THINGS I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: FRIENDS
JOHN 15:9,12-17 & VARIOUS SCRIPTURES
HOW IMPORTANT ARE FRIENDSHIPS TO YOU?
THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 KINDS OF FRIENDS:
FAKE FRIENDS, PROV.19:4,6-7
FOOLISH FRIENDS, PROV.13:20
FAITHFUL FRIENDS, PROV.17:17; 18:24
*WE ARE MADE FOR FRIENDSHIPS? JN.15:9,12-17
WHY IS FRIENDSHIP IMPORTANT? JN.15:9
(BECAUSE WE ARE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, GEN.1 & 2)
TIM KELLER, "A TRUE FRIEND IS SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS LETS YOU IN AND NEVER LETS YOU DOWN."
"LETS YOU IN" JN.15:15
"NEVER LETS YOU DOWN." JN 15:13
*FRIENDSHIPS MAKE US,
PROV.13:20
FRIENDS ARE YOUR FUTURE YOU ...
3 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES OF FRIENDSHIP:
INTIMACY
INFLUENCE
CARE
3 TYPES OF FRIENDS WE SHOULD ALL HAVE:
A CROWN BESTOWER - SAMUEL
A FAITHFUL COMPANION - JONATHAN
A LOYAL WOUNDER - NATHAN
*THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIPS COMES FROM JESUS, JN.15:16
APPLICATION:
