PART 2: BE A GREAT FRIEND – July 10. 2024

Pastor Ken Hart

Matthew 7:12 (NIV)

12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. 

1. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT GOD WANTS TO LOVE THROUGH ME?

• The Identification Question

Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)

20 Walk with the wise and you will become wise. For a companion of fools suffers harm

Proverbs 18:24 (ESV)

24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Luke 6:12-13 (NIV)

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles

3 Types of Friends We Need

• People who ignite our Passion

• People who share our Passion

• People who catch our Passion

2. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO LOVE A FRIEND?

• The Categorization Question

3. WHAT WILL IT REQUIRE OF ME TO LOVE THEM WELL?

• The Implementation Question

Luke 5:17-20 (NIV)

17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. 18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

• Be intentional

Luke 5:19 (NIV)

19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

• Be present

• Be open

James 5:19 (NIV)

19 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

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