Friendship

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
a) We Need Discernment
b) We Need Balance
c) We Need True Friends Who Stand With In Tough Times.
d) We Need True Friends Who Speak The Truth In Love.
e) We Need True Friends Who Care First About Each Other, Not What They Can Get From Each Other.

4. We Need The Ultimate Friend (John 15:12-15)