• Proverbs

    • Friendship

    • Evan Richards
    • •

    Bible Reading: Proverbs 18:17-24, John 15:12-17

    Sermon Points
    “A proverb is a simple, but insightful, and trustworthy, divinely inspired saying meant to train us in moral skilfulness with the aim of being conformed to the likeness of Jesus.”

    A man of many companions may come to ruin,
     but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24, ESV)

    1. Quantity (v.24a)

    2. Quality (v.24b)

    3. Some Concrete Principles

    • We Need Discernment
    • We Need Balance
    • We Need True Friends Who Stand With In Tough Times.
    • We Need True Friends Who Speak The Truth In Love.
    • We Need True Friends Who Care First About Each Other, Not What They Can Get From Each Other.
    1. We Need The Ultimate Friend (John 15:12-15)
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