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  • Brian La Croix avatar

    How To Be A Great Friend

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
    based on 223 ratings
     | 22,981 views

    A look at how to be the kind of friend we want others to be!

    How to be a Great Friend Various Scriptures May 5, 2002 Introduction It’s been said that a dog is man’s best friend. And depending on who he hangs out with, that might be true for some men. Groucho Marx once said that outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside a dog it’s too dark ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Qualities Of A True Friend Series

    Contributed by Jason Hill on May 20, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 46,636 views

    In order for life to work the way God intended it to in the area of friendships, we must choose friends wisely according to God’s qualifications.

    Qualities of a True Friend There is a heavy emphasis in our society on friendships. Television, movies, radio & our peers tell us that we need to be loyal friends and that nothing should come between our friendships with others. Just the other day I saw a commercial about a man who had just ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Friends-- Who Needs Them

    Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 114 ratings
     | 6,643 views

    Principles for true friendships

    Friends. Who needs them? by Randy Croft It’s one of the most popular TV programs on right now...has been for years. NBC--Thursday nights. Hey, you have to laundry at a laundromat, go on Thursday nights, because the place will be empty. 25 million households will be tuned into Seinfield, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pressure Cooker

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 17, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 17,282 views

    Life is filled with pressure cooker moments that could lead to an explosion. So it is imperative that we learn how to manage the pressure cooker moments in life.

    Pressure Cooker Thesis: Life is filled with pressure cooker moments that could lead to an explosion. So it is imperative that we learn how to manage the pressure cooker moments in life. Video Illustration: From Back stage Patty- She talks about how she is under tremendous ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nche Takoh avatar

    Youths Making Friends And Coping With Peer Pressure

    Contributed by Nche Takoh on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 46 ratings
     | 19,083 views

    A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need lift. Are you such a one or trying to be one.

    YOUTHS MAKING FRIENDS AND COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE It is no doubt that everybody needs friends but when you are young, friends can have more influence over how you dress, act, and think than your parents do. It has generally been said “show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Major Mistakes We Make With Our Money - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,406 views

    12 Dumb things we do with our money - and how to change it!

    Major Mistakes We Make With Our MONEY Malcom Forbes Failure is success if we learn from it The Bible says, “If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won’t be punished.” If you have blown it with your finances – we are not here to beat you up. NO! God forgives when asked – so do we. Have you ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Making Friends

    Contributed by Nche Takoh on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,099 views

    The cost of friendship is nothing compared to the cost of not loving, a life of empty loneliness.

    MAKING FRIENDS Introduction It is no doubt that everyone needs friends but when you are young, friends can have more Influence over how you dress, act, think, etc. than your parents do. It has generally been said “Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. If friends play such an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Friendship, Fellowship And Followship

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 17, 2004
    based on 154 ratings
     | 15,616 views

    Three things that the church needs in order to grow.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A cartoon once showed a little boy sitting beside his father and mother at church. The little boy said to his father: “Mom wants to cook the dinner, you want to play golf, I want to play football. Why are we here?” Why do people come to church? Hopefully, they come because they do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pastor Dempsey Daniels avatar

    A True Friend

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Sep 4, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,580 views

    A TRUE FRIEND

    A TRUE FRIEND PROVERBS 17:17 INTRODUCTION: WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE WORD"FRIEND" IS USED SO LOOSELY, OFTEN AS A TERM OF MERE POLITENESS. WE MUST DISENTANGLE IT FROM FRIVOLOUS ASSOCIATIONS. THE ESSENTIAL NOTE OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS UNCHANGING AFFECTION. THE FRIEND "LOVETH AT ALL TIMES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor Dempsey Daniels avatar

    A True Friend

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,946 views

    A TRUE FRIEND

    A TRUE FRIEND PROVERBS 17:17 INTRODUCTION: WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE WORD"FRIEND" IS USED SO LOOSELY, OFTEN AS A TERM OF MERE POLITENESS. WE MUST DISENTANGLE IT FROM FRIVOLOUS ASSOCIATIONS. THE ESSENTIAL NOTE OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS UNCHANGING AFFECTION. THE FRIEND "LOVETH AT ALL TIMES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Making Friends, Keeping Friends, Influencing Friends

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 129 ratings
     | 42,816 views

    What will it take to make friends, keep friends and influence friends for Christ?

    INTRO. – Everyone needs friends. Even a variety of friends. ILL.- Show a variety of shoes. Each shoe is for a different occasion, etc. (running or tennis shoes, casual, dress shoes, fishing shoes, etc.) Likewise, in some ways, we have friends for different areas of our lives. We have casual ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Wright avatar

    Friendship To Be Shown!!!

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,323 views

    Jesus, in John 15:13 makes a statement that let's us know that friendship is to be proven by friends making sacrificing and then Proverbs 27:5&6 teach that friendship is shown as we give constructive criticism and Gal. 5:14&15 enforce that we are not to b

    INTRODUCTION 1. Please open your bible to Proverbs 17:17. 2. I’ve got a question for you! Who is your best friend? Be thinking about you answer and we will explain why we ask the question during the study of this lesson. 2. Let’s read Proverbs 17:17and then over the next few days ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Wisdom, Is Better Than

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,676 views

    Verse upon verse study of Proverbs. These Proverbs give the wise things that are better than.

    Wisdom, Is Better Than Text: Proverbs 17:1-28 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. 3 The refining pot is for silver and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Shawn miller avatar

    Finding The Proverbial Friend

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on May 29, 2015
     | 7,537 views

    Using mainly the book of Proverbs this is a topical message about what to look for in choosing our closest friends

    Finding The Proverbial Friend Introduction: In a survey of more than 40,000, Americans said these were most valued in a friend. 1. The ability to keep confidences 2. Loyalty 3. Warmth & Affection. In this digital age of smart phones, iPods, and computers, it is easy to lose that much needed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Friends

    Contributed by John Gullick on Aug 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,553 views

    A sermon that looks at friendship and what it is to have jesus as a friend

    Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Today I feel to talk about friends – having friends – being a friend needing a friend and the Biblical concept of friends. Jesus had a group of friends around him they were very close and This was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed