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  • Roy Mason avatar

    Being A Real Friend Series

    Contributed by Roy Mason on Aug 5, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 23,291 views

    There is a great need today for friends. Friends who are trustworthy, available, and genuine. May God grant us the grace to be such a friend.

    BEING A REAL FRIEND © 2001, Dr. Roy Mason But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. For I have no one {else} of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Friends Forever

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 4,796 views

    Are you doing everything you can to keep a good friendship?

    FRIENDS FOREVER (Proverbs 18:24) [A man that hath friends] [must shew himself friendly]: and [there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.] (KJV) I. CHOOSING FRIENDS [A man that hath friends] A. WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE? “Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Companions

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,409 views

    The Bible encourages a child of God to be careful in choosing the kind of people he surrounds himself with.

    COMPANIONS Psalm 119:63 INTRO. Every time I enter into the pages of the Bible, I am struck by the marvelous company a Christian finds himself in. As a preacher, I see myself among such men as Enoch, who was raptured before the flood; and Noah; and Isaiah, the man who saw God in his temple in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Knowing Who Your Friends Are

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 150 ratings
     | 14,523 views

    WE LIVE IN A TIME THAT WE REGRET HAVING CERTAIN PEOPLE AS FRIENDS. WHO SHOULD BE OUR FRIENDS? FIND OUT!

    A FRIEND OF GOD – A FRIEND OF US (JAS 2:23) INTRO:Jesus demonstrated the need and importance of a friend when He mentioned in Jn 15:15”I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Lauro C Hernandez avatar

    La Necesidad Del Convivio Cristiano

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 31,417 views

    LAS BENDICIONES CUANDO LOS HIJOS DE DIOS SE REUNEN

    LA NECESIDAD DE CONVIVIO CRISTIANO Salmo 133 - “¡Mirad cuán bueno y cuán delicioso es Habitar los hermanos juntos en armonía! Es como el buen óleo sobre la cabeza, El cual desciende sobre la barba, La barba de Aarón, Y baja hasta el borde de sus vestiduras; Como el rocío de Hermón, Que ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gino Cascieri avatar

    Deceitful Kisses

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,053 views

    Examines cases in the Bible where the receipent of a kiss was deceived.

    "Deceitful Kisses" Text: Proverbs 27:6 Intro: What we have contrasted in our verse is the difference between a faithful friend and an enemy. A faithful friend will sometimes will do or say something to us that will be unpleasant and described in our verse as a wound. However, the motive behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Schoolyard Violence (Opening The Circle)

    Contributed by David Swinney on May 11, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,717 views

    The only Biblical, Christian response to the violence of our society is to let the love of Jesus be the rule for the way that we treat others.

    Schoolyard Violence (Opening the Circle) Matthew 5: 21-26; 38-48 Sunday Morning, March 11, 2001 Introduction: The Bus Ride Home The boy was already a little worried when he walked up the stairs to of the school bus. He was running late that afternoon, and the front seats, the ones near the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    How To Be A Good Friend

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 17, 2001
    based on 490 ratings
     | 37,952 views

    Here are some practical biblical principles for not only being a good friend, but also for making good friends.

    Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball. While breaking baseball’s "color barrier," he faced jeering crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium in Brooklyn, he committed an error. His own fans began to ridicule him. He stood at second ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Lose Friends And Influence People

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,776 views

    What God has to say about friendship

    Intro: We’ve been talking the last few weeks about times when the world looks at us and sees failure, but where also God can see success. Almost everyone here has heard of a man called Dale Carnegie. He won notoriety and became rich teaching people a few basic principles of how to relate to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The People You Fellowshipped With Can Have Influence Over Your Percepti

    Contributed by Timothy Lee on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,552 views

    It is important as Christians that we are not influence with the wrong people.

    How the people you fellowshipped with can have influence over your perception? 2 Samuel 10:1-5 (NKJV) It happened after this that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. [2] Then David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Becoming A Barnabas Or A Barnacle

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 8,593 views

    Encouragement

    Becoming a Barnabas or a Barnacle, Acts 4:36-37 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ September 8, 2002 A man interviews some people for a secretary job. First enters a very beautiful woman and the boss asks her: - "What’s your name?" - "Lily", says the woman. - "Why Lilac?" asks ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    A True Friend

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Oct 29, 2002
    based on 123 ratings
     | 30,860 views

    Jesus Christ is the only true measure of a true friend.

    We live in an age of deception and mistrust. It is very difficult to find a true friend. In the world there are all kind of friends. Bat friends that come out at night. Faucet friends who turn off and on. Fake friends who will fake you out when you need them most. Summer friends who will be there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rebuke

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,559 views

    One of the most difficult things to do in life is to rebuild a shattered relationship. Unfortunately, there are many broken relationships today in homes, churches and ministries, which can only be repaired when people face problems honestly and deal with

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: John Wesley and a preacher-friend of plain habits were once invited to dinner where the host’s daughter, noted for her beauty, had been profoundly impressed by Wesley’s preaching. During a pause in the meal, Wesley’s friend took the young woman’s hand and called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    How To Pick Your Friends To Influence People Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,834 views

    IF WE ARE TO FULFILL GOD¡¦S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES WE MUST GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO HOW WE PICK OUR FRIENDS

    How to Pick your Friends to Influence People Mark 3:13-19 INTRODUCTION Earl C. Willer tells the story of two men who grew up best friends: Though Jim was just a little older than Phillip and often assumed the role of leader, they did everything together. They even went to high school and college ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Rita Sims avatar

    People Need The Lord And Each Other!

    Contributed by Rita Sims on Mar 11, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 7,832 views

    God is here to bring healing through relationships with God and each other.

    Retell the story of the man who was paralyzed. I wonder: What conversation did they have that day? Did they get up that morning planning to see this Jesus they’d heard about? Was it a spontaneous action? Had he and his friends tried other ways for him to be healed that had failed? Had his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist