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“True Friendship”. Ecclesiastes 4.9-12. The very best investments you will ever make in life will be in relationships. Proverbs 18.24 “ A man who has friends must himself be friendly…”. Four realities of a ‘true friend’ are… Someone who helps you when you’re down
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“True Friendship” Ecclesiastes 4.9-12
The very best investments you will ever make in life will be in relationships. Proverbs 18.24 “A man who has friends must himself be friendly…”
Four realities of a ‘true friend’ are… • Someone who helps you when • you’re down • How can you tell the difference between acquaintances and friends? • Proverbs 17.17 “A friend loves at • all times…”
Someone who provides • emotional/physical strength • How am I going to make it • through this right now? • There are two kinds of people in the world, encouragers and discouragers • Why not decide to be an encourager!
Someone who will fight to protect • you or your reputation • True friends never stab you in the back, they have your back • Gossip is when someone says something negative towards someone who isn’t present
Someone who is committed to • helping you spiritually • Proverbs 27.27 “ As iron sharpens • iron, a man sharpens his friend” • True friends want to see us continue to grow • Proverbs 18.24 “…but there is a • friend who sticks closer than a • brother”
John 15.13 “Greater love has no one that this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
“True Friendship” Ecclesiastes 4.9-12