Relationships
Speaker: Drew Bennett Series: Wellness: Building for Resiliency Passage: Psalm 133:1–3, Ecclesiastes 4:7–12, Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 27:5–17, Proverbs 18:24
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Outline
Hook: Who are your people?
I. NEED
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” (Prov 17:17).
II. DEFINITION
“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother”(Prov 18:24).
III. CHALLENGES
"Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity... For there the Lord has commanded the blessing” (Psalm 133)
IV. THREADS
"Two are better than one... a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).
V. POWER
"I no longer call you servants; I call you friends” (John 15:15)
Take-away: Be a friend!
Resources
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, On Friendship
- David Gibson, Living Life Backward
- C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
- Matt Smethurst, Tim Keller on the Christian Life
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