Who Doesn’t Need Friends John 15:9-17. Duncan & His New School.
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Transcript of Who Doesn’t Need Friends John 15:9-17. Duncan & His New School.
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Who Doesn’t Need Friends
John 15:9-17
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Question
• What went wrong?
• Was Vince really Duncan’s friend? Why?
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Scary Statistics• In 3,795 church teens throughout US &
Canada– 66% lied to a parent, teacher or other adult.– 60% lied to their peers.– 33% cheated in an exam.– 25% smoked a cigarette.– 20% tried to physically hurt someone.– 12% had gotten drunk.– 10% had used illegal, non-prescription drugs.
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Worldview of Friendship• someone who will support you• someone you can trust and who won’t judge you• someone who won’t put you down• someone who is kind and has respect for you• someone whose company you enjoy• someone who can laugh when you do• someone who is willing to stick around• someone who is there to listen• someone who will cry when you cry.
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Definition of Friendship
• One who multiplies joys, divides grief, and whose honesty is inviolable.
• One who understands our silence.
• A volume of sympathy bound in cloth.
• A watch that beats for all time and never runs down.
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The Winning Definition
• A friend is someone who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
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Biblical View of Friendship
• God is a relational God
• God created us as relational beings
• We cannot live alone
• We need relationship
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Three Components of Friendship
• Association
• Loyalty
• Affection
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Two Types of Friendship
• Acquaintance
• True Friendship
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Who is My True Friend?
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Characteristics of Bad Friends
• Fail to dissuade one from doing evil.
• Lead one into sin.
• Lead one to worship other gods.
• Cause grief through misunderstanding
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Jesus Wants to be Our Friends
• John 15
• Context– He is the true vine and we are the branches– Upper room discourse
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Love Each Other
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Our Appropriate Response
• Obey Jesus
• Love one another
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Our Appropriate Response
• Get to know and befriend with the people of the church.
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Our Appropriate Response
• Be a welcoming friend to new comers
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Our Appropriate Response
• Love our family