Fellowship | Christian Friendship

Sam Rayburn Was Speaker Of The House Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002

Sam Rayburn was Speaker of the House of Representatives longer than any other man in our history. There is a story about him that reveals the kind of man he really was. The teenage daughter of a friend of his died suddenly one night. Early the next morning the man heard a knock on his door, and, ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines, Friendship General, Giving General

Our Faith And Our Friendships Are Not Shattered ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our faith and our friendships are not shattered by one big act, but by many small ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Friendship General

The More One Judges…  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"The more one judges, the less one loves." Honoré de ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Friendship General

Do Good To Thy Friend To Keep Him, To Thy Enemy ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Do good to thy Friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Christian Love, Friendship General

Larry Crabb Writes, "A Central Task Of Community ...  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 21, 2002

Larry Crabb writes, “A central task of community is to create a place that is safe enough for the walls to be torn down, safe enough for each of us to reveal our ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Church Small Groups, Friendship General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Can Make More Friends In Two Months By ...  PRO

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jul 20, 2002

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get ...read more

Tags: Church Small Groups, Friendship General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Take A Moment And Poke Yourself In The ...  PRO

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003

Take a moment and poke yourself in the bellybutton (I’d tell you to poke your neighbor, but that might get us into trouble!) Our navel is a constant reminder that we all started life connected to another human being (Dr. Richard Dobbins, founder Emerge Ministries). We spend ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-5

Tags: Friendship General, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Assembly Of God

There Were Very Few Of These <gilligan's Island> ...  PRO

Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004

There were very few of these <Gilligan’s Island> episodes that you could consider emotionally touching. But I do remember one. Gilligan had gotten his feelings hurt and decided to move away to the other side of the Island to live alone in a cave. Immediately, this became a miserable existence ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-3:3

Tags: Church Body Of Christ, Friendship General

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Newspaper Held A Competition To Find Out How ...  PRO

Contributed by W F on Sep 27, 2004

A newspaper held a competition to find out how people would describe friendship. The winning answer was, “A friend is someone who’s walking in when everyone else is walking out.” You and I have a friend that will do that, a friend who will stick closer than a brother. Jesus said, “Surely I am ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, Proverbs 18:24, Luke 24:13-35

Tags: Friendship General, Friendship New Friends

Denomination: *other

I Saw A Peanuts Cartoon With Lucy Saying To ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005

I saw a Peanuts cartoon with Lucy saying to Charlie Brown, "I hate everything. I hate everybody. I hate the whole wide world!" Charlie Brown says, "But I thought you had inner peace." Lucy replies, "I do have inner peace. But I still have outer obnoxiousness" And ...read more

Tags: Friendship General

Denomination: Lutheran