Starting Over with Friends
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The Importance of the right friendships
The Importance of the right friendships
My friendship with Josh Jenkins, David Worcester, Andy Worcester
One of the most defining decisions you will make in college is who you pick to be your friends.
1. Who you run with will impact where you end up.
1. Who you run with will impact where you end up.
The friends you pick in college will impact your decisions and lifestyle this year.
This year will impact the rest of college.
The rest of college will set the course for the rest of your life.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
2. Who you run with will impact who you become.
2. Who you run with will impact who you become.
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
You become like those you hang around.
Values and standards: what’s normal
Story:
Guitar player for Ozzy Ozborn “He was such a good boy, he hardly used any drugs… Just a little bit of cocaine here and there.”
What if I said that to my wife?
When you pick your friends, you pick your destiny
Pick your closest friends wisely.
This can be called a “reference group”
What is True Biblical Community Supposed to be like?
What is True Biblical Community Supposed to be like?
Tommy’s Story
1. An encouraging family where you belong.
1. An encouraging family where you belong.
Acts 2:46–47 (ESV)
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Following Jesus is not meant to be done alone.
not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
2. A place to learn and grow according to God’s Word.
2. A place to learn and grow according to God’s Word.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
What were the apostles teaching?
The Scriptures
The gospel
The teachings of Jesus
3. A place to have an impact.
3. A place to have an impact.
A place to have an impact: Matt. 28:19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Impact on eternity.
Shannon and I - Looking for people to train to change the world the way that Jesus did.
I hope you have seen…
The benefit of Godly friendships - How it will change your life.
God’s intent and design for godly community.
Some of you may be here and realizing, “I need to start over with friendships.”
We want to invite you into Biblical community.
Not perfect, but going in the right direction.
Make Challenge your reference group. Challenge is not an event or a place, it is a community.
What this means:
Put the big rocks first. Make a choice to commit
Matt 6:33 principle: Make your relationship with Jesus and godly friendships the top priority.
My story - God blessed my studies.