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Introduction: Do you ever feel overwhelmed with life? Maybe you feel a little terrified with the assignment God has given you. Timothy struggled some with feeling inadequate and fearful to do what God had given him to do. He was faithful, but he often got overwhelmed. Paul wrote to encourage Timothy…

18 And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 1. We are called to be a part of Community. 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the…

Illustration of mistaking the light shafts in the sky for the Northern lights. Need: We often exchange the mirage of friendship for a real friendship “To bury a friendship is a keener (more intense)grief than to bury a friend. The latter softens the heart and sweetens life, while the former hardens and…

We are reminded that God graciously reconciles us completely. We are encouraged to surround ourselves with people who will drop us in front of Jesus.

Friendship and a prelude to jealousy The blessing of friendship Jonathan soul is knit to David’s (v1) Jonathan makes a covenant with David (v3) promise, terms, sacrifice proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man…

To sum it up Purpose of the book Rom1:16-17 -Righteousness of God revealed. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is…

Today, we finish our series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Over the last three weeks, we have been exploring the connection between Christian joy and suffering. Paul’s letter to the young church in Philippi is inspired teaching for us about how to go through tough times. Which leads me to our question…

Paul's partnerships permitted him to persevere.

We are reminded that God graciously works through us to speak His Gospel. We are encouraged to talk about our faith with our friends.

Lost in our Sorrow During the times in our lives when distress causes us to lose our way, God often places people in our lives to ensure we know He is continually there for us. We often are only looking out for the things that we need. We work daily to provide for our families and then when our families…

What does it mean to be a friend? Do you have deep friendships with people?We see deep friendships in our cultureC.S. Lewis thought so. C.S. Lewis: “Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight which the others do not share…

INTRODUCTION When Edmund Gravely died at the controls of his small plane while on the way to Statesboro, Georgia, from the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport in North Carolina, his wife, Janice, kept the plane aloft for two hours. As the plane crossed the South Carolina/North Carolina border, she radioed for…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are continuing in our study of the book of James. It’s been a while since I have mentioned this, so I just wanted to once again bring it to our minds. James gives us practical ways to live out the Christian life. We have seen this throughout the first three chapters,…

David and Jonathan

An attitude of care and concern, toward others. Christian compassion towards others should reflect the compassion of God for his people.

20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Through out our average lifetime there will be a time where…

Proverbs on Friendship.

Introducing Jonathan We are the products of the people around us. None of us are really “self-made”. We are the product of our families, our parents and grandparents, we are the product of the teachers who influenced us at key times, the friends who were with us, the spouses we’ve walked with, the kids…

Priority for the Believer Love (vs 9-11) The Fathers Love for the Son The Son’s Love For US Our Love for others Example of Love Jesus will lay down his life Selfless & Sacrificial Election/Choice/Adoption That our walk with God is total brought about by the work of Jesus Typically, students would pick…

Pop Psychology How to Move Past the Superficial and Build Deeper Friendships Heather Yamada-Hosley LifeHacker.com Having supportive, honest people in your life can make a huge difference in your overall happiness (and theirs). But fostering friendships that go beyond the surface can be a challenge—they…

Communication During the thirteen-day Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, every flyover, ship movement, and troop mobilization was a piece of information just begging to be misinterpreted. Without clearance from President Kennedy, parts of the US Defense system went to DEFCON 2 - the step right before…

Calling Levi He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. Capernaum, along one of the most important trade…

Follow the Leader Kids following on the playground (make it hard, stay the leader) Road trip (follow the one with the GPS) leader tries to make it easy to follow. Review Two weeks we looked at the accusation from the Pharisees: “This Jesus eats with prostitutes, sinners, and tax collectors!” They’re…

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. I. We need to be holy simply because He is Holy. A. We do this in order to please God. B. This will help us portray Christ to others. C. And we will benefit both now…

The first of Job’s three friends, Eliphaz, has finished giving Job his advice. Though he seeks to instruct Job in as gentle terms as possible, he still makes the accusation that there must be some hidden sin in Job’s life for this much suffering to have happened to him. The problem is that his counsel…