Wisdom for Friendship

James Rogers

Proverbs of Wisdom for Today's World • Sermon • Submitted 8 years ago

A Friend

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A True Friend: Helps you in your walk with the Lord

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Friendship: We all need friends

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Someone once said (Slide) “A friend is one who comes in when the world has gone out.” or then there is (Slide) Aristotle who said “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

Better yet there are Jesus words

John 14:14–15 NASB95

“If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 15:14–15 NASB95

14 “You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 “No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Of all the moral virtues you may have, may being a true friend be one!

I. True Friends are not limited by temporal things

(Slide) A. It is not limited by space - in our age of technology friend’s don’t have to be in the same place

(Slide) B. It is not limited by time - do you have a friend that you can go months without seeing and then when you do its like you were never apart?

(Slide) How about a good Biblical example?

Turn to and read from 1Sam18:1-4; then turn to 1Sam20 and highlight from there

II. True Friends are there in all circumstances

(Slide) A. A friend loveth at all times - Again, think of what Jonathan gave up for David

1 Samuel 18:4 NASB95

4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.

(Slide) B. It does not mean always seeing eye to eye; (expand on this; a friend if sees you off course will correct you (Gal:61) and

(Slide) C. It does mean loves no matter the circumstances. (Expand)

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1 Samuel 18:4 NASB95

4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.

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Galatians 6:1 NASB95

1 Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

(Slide) -take time to develop on this

Proverbs 27:6 NASB95

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

(Slide) A true friend loves at all times, in all seasons and demonstrates hTrs love.

III. True Friends not swayed by slander

(Slide) A. True friend does not react to gossip, or slander

(Slide) B. True friend repeals and not repeat () - he does not repeat what he hears in gossip or slander

(Slide) - again a true friend will rebuke if necessary and defend too!

Proverbs 17:9–10 NASB95

9 He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends. 10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

IV. True Friends grow stronger by adversity

(Slide) A. Friendship moves into brotherhood at times of trouble

(Slide) B. Or maybe look at it as friendship becomes brotherhood as a result of adversity or trouble.

(Slide) C. Oftentimes adversity is a measuring stick for friendship

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Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 NASB95

9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. 10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

V. True Friendship (we can’t stop now)

(Slide) True friendship looks out for the other, even if they don’t agree

(Slide) True friendship is allowing someone to be who they are and is not changed by the friends shortcomings or faults

(Slide) True friendships are born from being a friend. (Slide) ()

Proverbs 18:24 NASB95

24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

(Slide) It’s not about the number of friends its about the quality of the friends you have. You want a good example let’s look at Jesus.