FRIENDSHIP

RECOGNIZING YOUR TRUE FRIENDS

Godly Friends Give Good Advice

Proverbs 12:26
The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray. NLT

THE WRONG FRIENDS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE

Proverbs 22:24-25
Dont befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

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SINCERE FRIENDS SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE, EVEN WHEN IT HURTS

Proverbs 27:5-6
An open rebuke is better than hidden love! Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.

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TRUE FRIENDS STRENTHEN AND HELP EACH OTHER

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two people are better than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one falls, the other can reach out and help. But .. NLT

FRIENDSHIP IS MARKED BY SACRIFICE

John 15:13-15 There is no greater love than to lay down ones life for ones friend. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves NLT

CONCLUSION
Believers Enjoy Friendship with God Romans 5:10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. NLT

CONCLUSION
Friendship With The World Makes You An Enemy of God James 4:4 You adulterers! Dont you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. NLT