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True Friendship. Friendship – the God Way. We all have friends, spanning the spectrum of BFF to casual acquaintance The single largest destroyer of friendships is pride In 99.9% of all broken friendships, humility from both positions, would save a friendship. David and Jonathan.
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Friendship – the God Way • We all have friends, spanning the spectrum of BFF to casual acquaintance • The single largest destroyer of friendships is pride • In 99.9% of all broken friendships, humility from both positions, would save a friendship
David and Jonathan • One of the greatest examples of true friendship in all of scripture • We can all learn about real friendship from these two examples
David • Giant Killer • Sheep Herder • Mighty Man of Valor • The Anointed by God future King of Israel • Psalmist • Worshipper
Jonathan • A young man with a horrible example for a father • Heir to the current throne of Israel • A prince by man’s standards • A mighty warrior (1 Sam 14) • Not a bad choice for the next king of Israel
Jonathan – the great example • Gift of honor to David (1 Sam 18:4) • Willing to stand in the gap on behalf of his friend (1 Sam 19:2-7) • Helps discern his fathers intentions and almost takes a sword to the chest as a result (1 Sam 20:18-42) • Proposes a covenant for the future (1 Sam 23:16-18) • Chose the hard path, and honored God
God Honoring Friendship • 1 Peter 5:5-11 • Submit to one another – place others needs ahead of your own • Romans 12:9-18 • Honor the poor, those of “low position”, in as much as it depends on you. • John 15:12-15 • No greater love than to lay down……