Sermons on Friend:

Connecting With Others Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 24, 2006

5 of 5 messages from Colossians. This message focuses on the importance of faithful friends.

Life 101: Connecting with Others The Faithful Friend A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 Two friends were out hunting. As they were walking through the woods, one of them yelled and the other looked up to see a huge ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:7-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pure Conscience! Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jun 3, 2013

Friend, we live in a wicked world where all norms are thrown to the wind!

Pure conscience! Romans 13:5” Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake.” After the Maoist naxals deadly, gory attack on the convoy of congress leaders that killed many of them, the Chhatisgarh government was whipped by the top congress ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Backstage With Jesus

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 25, 2012

Backstage With Jesus 1) Marvel at the King of kings 2) Magnify the Friend of sinners

For hundreds of dollars extra, you can buy yourself a backstage pass to meet your favorite musician next time she comes to town. There’s a growing market for these “all access” passes. Before the concert, while the rest of the audience is jostling to get in, you’ll be ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:4-18

Denomination: Lutheran

One Shot

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 20, 2013

Sermon I used for our Friend Day that focuses on the urgency to become a Christian.

Introduction: A. Sometimes in life you only get one shot... 1. Like the well-known statement, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” 2. Sometimes you only get one shot when a grizzly bear is running right at you. 3. Sometimes you only get one shot to hit the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Surprises!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 5, 2014

During the waiting period of 25 years, Abraham and God became FRIENDS eventually!

Surprises! Genesis 21:5”Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.” My family: right from my son, daughter, husband, sisters and mom, all of them love surprises! Notorious gang for surprises! They would surprise you out of the blue and guffaw! On one of my ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hardness Of Heart Or True Friendship

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 24, 2025

Tested friends are the most valuable ones, sturdy shelters against future adversity.

Friday of the Seventh Week in Course 2025 Jeshua ben Sira was an Alexandrian Jew who spoke both Hebrew and Greek. About two hundred years before Jesus Christ his family gave us a compilation of his writings, which we call the Book of Sirach. It was used so often in the early Church that it ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 19:20, Mark 10:1-12

Denomination: Catholic

Welcoming Love - 1 Peter 4:9 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jan 26, 2025

You love your family and friends--how are you doing with stranger love?

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's multifaceted grace. 11 If anyone speaks, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:9

Glory In The Midst Of Suffering

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014

Even our friends might let us down, but God never will.

GLORY IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING. 1 Peter 4:12-14; 1 Peter 5:6-11. I. Suffering, and the Christian’s response to suffering, has been a recurring theme throughout Peter’s first letter. This is in keeping with the whole tenor of Scripture: ranging from the trials of patriarch, prophet and Psalmist ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11, 1 Peter 4:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believe In Jesus & Never Die

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 22, 2023

What can we learn from a resurrection of one of Jesus closest friends?

Let’s learn a couple of ways to examine a Bible passage: 1) solving dilemmas, and 2) finding the Good News. Let’s examine the resurrection of Lazarus in John 11:1-45. What was the setting? Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary who ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-45

Denomination: Baptist

Take It To The Lord In Prayer.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 3, 2025

Even our friends might let us down, but God never will.

TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. Psalm 55:16-22. PSALM 55:16. King David was no stranger to ‘friends’ letting him down, but his bold assertion in the face of betrayal was: “As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.” The God upon whom he calls is the true and living God, the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:16-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Taking On A New Year By Doing My Best!

Contributed by Robert Webb on Dec 7, 2024

Are we doing our best? As a friend, a soul winner, encourager, servant and if not why?

Taking on a new year by doing my best! I will never forget Field Day at Elementary school! I was the fastest runner in the 100 yard dash that day, brought home the blue ribbon, but I wasn’t the fastest runner at the school. Every day Philip beat me at recess and I was always second. The day of the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:5-6, Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 12:36-37, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Psalm 55 Series

Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Mar 2, 2020

How excruciating is the heartbreak from the betrayal of a trusted friend! David expresses his anguish as only David can.

For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-23, 2 Samuel 13:1-19, 2 Samuel 13:37-38, 2 Samuel 14:21-24, 2 Samuel 14:28, 2 Samuel 14:29-33, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:32-37, Psalm 22:1-2, Isaiah 59:2, 2 Samuel 18:8-15, 2 Samuel 18:33, 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 12:10-12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Modern-Day Reflection On Job's So-Called Comforters Or Friends. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 31, 2025

In the biblical account of Job, we find a poignant example of how friends can sometimes exacerbate our suffering instead of alleviating it.

In the biblical account of Job, we find a poignant example of how friends can sometimes exacerbate our suffering instead of alleviating it. Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, came to comfort him in his time of need, but instead, they ended up criticizing and judging him (Job ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:39

Friendship

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

It has been said that if you have one true friend in your life you are lucky. This morning the Lord is going to teach us about FRIENDSHIP and HOW WE CAN HAVE SOME TRUE FRIENDS!

Everybody needs true friendship. There is a real hunger for it. The problem is finding the time to create real friends. It takes time and effort to make friends. Many of us settle for the imitation friends we have on the TV. ILL>>>I remember my dad used to talk to “Hunter” when that was a ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Open Doors

Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Dec 15, 2008

For a number of years the Apostle Paul endured strained relationships with Christians friends in a church in Corinth. Even though he had helped establish the church, some serious misunderstandings developed between Paul and his friends.

OPEN DOORS 2 COR. 2:12 17 For a number of years the Apostle Paul endured strained relationships with Christians friends in a church in Corinth. Even though he had helped establish the church, some serious misunderstandings developed between Paul and his friends. In order to repair this broken ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17