Its important who your friends are
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Its important who you fellowship with
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
We are human. Broken people. We say the wrong things and we take things the wrong way.
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20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
This is one of the first scripture I ever memorized.
In our text it the wise man Solomon tells us how critical it is to have the right fellowships and friendships.
If you are wise you will walk with wise men but a companion is fool will suffer harm.
David first words to us in the Psalms echos this same sentiments
1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
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The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.
1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
Watch your fellowship it is critical.
No when I was in high school, I have to say that I was a stud. Everyone knew me (prom king.) I was known for my Christian and love for Jesus. I didn’t have a car but this one guy name Cory did. And one day I ask him hey man can I use your car while you are in baseball practice. Because we where friends he said yes so I was driving it. Now let me add that I loved Jesus my nick name in was preacher. I started preaching at 15 years old. Now I drove this guys call all around. Then I got it back to him. The very next morning there where lots of POPO at the school and as I was walking down the hall that guys and some other where being taking out in hand cuts. They had found drugs in that car that I was riding.
Who knows that guy was trouble and if a day earlier I would have been found in that car with those things that would have been me in the hand cuts. Because I would have join myself with trouble.
This reminds me of the story of Achan
Look at
18 “But as for you, only keep yourselves from the things under the ban, so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban, and make the camp of Israel accursed and bring trouble on it.
“But as for you, only keep yourselves from the things under the ban, so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban, and make the camp of Israel accursed and bring trouble on it.
What is the result of braking this ban? It will bring a curse and trouble.
It will bring accurse and trouble.
What a time for trouble to come in every thing was going great.
But a man named Achan decided to take some things under this ban.
Achan or Achar spelled this way in
What does Achan’s name mean? Trouble…..
Trouble…..
Now because the sin of one man the whole nation was consider guilty.
Let look at
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?
7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
8 Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
1 cor 5:6-8
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?
13 But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Verse 13
But those who are outside, God judges. REMOVE THE WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOURSELVES.
We have to watch for the people that come in our live.
We need to be careful of the people that we associate with.
We need to beware and discerning that we don’t allow trouble to come into your lives.
Paul tell Timothy in
22 Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
1tim 5:22 Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
Wise men walk with wise man for a companion of a fool will suffer harm.
We need people our lives who are wise and prayerful and strong
And when the going get had they get strong
We don’t need negative Nancy and Crying Cindys
We need friends like Caleb.
Look at
30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it.”
30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”
Lets look at the other 8 spies said
32 So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size.
33 “There also we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
They saw the enemy as strong and great, Why? Because they saw themselves as small and weak.
Because they saw themselves as small and weak.
And because they saw themselves small so did their enemies.
And we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
Your perception becomes your own reality.
So we were in their eyes.
Look at what their words did to the rest.
8 “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the Lord my God fully.
Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God.
Because of their negative outlook and opinion it change the outlook of the whole congregation.
Brought in fear.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
The 8 had fear in their heart
And it changed the way they saw themselves and their enemy.
But Joshua and Caleb had a different spirit and attitude.
They saw themselves as victor and strong.
They had a positive outlook and a good attitude
Lets look at Joshua and Caleb in
6 Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.
8 “If the Lord is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which flows with milk and honey.
9 “Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.”
10 But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.
But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, “a land which flows with milk and honey.’ 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
10 And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.
But Joshua and Caleb feared God more than he did the people.
We need friends like Caleb and Joshua’s
We all need an armerbearer someone that will help us in the battle
The bible says in
4 Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp crag on the one side and a sharp crag on the other side, and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on one side and a sharp rock on the other side. And the name of one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
If i were preaching that this i would say they were stuck between a rock and a hard place
Jonathan sought to go over. Jonathan Desire was to go deeper and further.
But there was a problem.
Be will stuck between a rock and a hard place. He was in the middle of a rather tight situation.
Someone asked C.S. Lewis, "Why do the righteous suffer?" "Why not?" he replied. "They're the only ones who can take it."
Helen Keller said this. "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
So what did he say “come let us go over.”
“it may be that the Lord will work for us”
He had a hope based upon a maybe?
Jesus says if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can say to this mountain be removed.
He placed his faith in the word.
“nothing can restains the Lord”
So his armorbears said. In verse 7 "Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart."
Not we gonna lose. The battle is over. We should just lay here and die.
No the odd are against us but greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world
Look what happens
13 When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road eagerly watching, because his heart was trembling for the ark of God. So the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.
13 Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer behind him; and they fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death after him.
1 sa 4:13
14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer made was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land.
13 And Jonathan climbed up on his hands and knees with his armorbearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan. And as he came after him, his armorbearer killed them. 14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armorbearer made was about twenty men within about half an acre of land.
Thank God for good friends.
Thank God Lazarus had a friend like Jesus.
If Jesus wasnt his friend that story sure would have ended differently
4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
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This looks bad but it aint over…
4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
This looks bad but it aint over…
A true friend wont let you die.
A true friend want let you give up.
A true friend will pray with you
24 and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
26 and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
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What does the church do? They pray not gossip
24 and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.
5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
26 and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
What does the church do. They pray not gossip
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13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”
16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.
5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
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13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”
16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
If we pray we will be amazed