Friendship

Relationship: The way in which two or more people, groups, countries talk to behave toward and deal with each other. It is the way in which two or more people or things are connected.

Relationships can be romantic or sexual in nature.

God created Man to be in a relationship with Him!

What is A Friend?

Friendship/ Friend is a relationship of mutual affection between people of an interpersonal bond which is stronger than an association.

Proverbs 18:24 KJV 1900

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Relationships In The Bible

Abraham and God

Moses and God

David and God

David and Jonathan

Ruth and Naomi

Jesus and his Disciples

Paul and Timothy

Paul and Barnabas

Elijah and Elisha

Job and his Friends

Basis of Friendship

Honest

Non-Judgmental

Acceptance of who you are

Encourager

Empathy

Loyal

Trustworthy

Respectful

Good Listener

Good communicator

Supportive

Reciprocal

Similar Interests

Low- Maintenance

Steadfastness

John 15:13–15 KJV 1900

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

John 15:13-15

Signs of A Bad Friendship

Wolf’s in Sheep’s Clothing

Social Climbers

Covetous

Selfish

Critics

Judgmental

Freeloaders

Always Broke

Gossipy

Keeping Score

Smothering

Untrustworthy

Not Willing to Compromise

Remember: Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes song “Where Are All My Friends?”

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