Sermons on When Friends Become Foes:

When We Forget Our Primary Duty

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 18, 2022

Humans become like those rebels when they forget that their primary mission in life is to live and die in love with God and neighbor.

Saturday of 29th Week in Course 2022 Jesus always paid attention to the local news, wherever He might have been ministering. Today’s Gospel actually gives us two situations in which Jesus gets to comment on something happening in Jerusalem, something that these days would make at least page two of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9, Ephesians 4:7-16

Denomination: Catholic

Won’t You "Friend" Me? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2012

Facebook friends really aren’t friends, they’re casual acquaintances on the internet. But real friendship is a powerful thing that Jesus not only gave us, but taught us to use for His kingdom. What does Friendship mean to Jesus and to us?

OPEN: I read about a woman who telephoned a friend and asked how she was feeling, "Terrible," came the reply over the wire, "my head’s splitting and my back and legs are killing me. The house is a mess, and the kids are simply driving me crazy." Very sympathetically the caller said, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"four Crazy Friends"

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Mar 26, 2022

This is a sermon from a series on the life of Christ.

Title: “Four Crazy Friends” Script: Mk. 2:1-13 Type: Expository/series Where: GNBC 3-28-22 Intro: Earlier this week someone saw my sermon title and said: “Four Crazy Friends?” Pastor, I’ve got way more than 4 crazy friends, and those are just in my family! There once were three crazy ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:17-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Heavenly Waiter Or Sit Down Friend?

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 29, 2025

How do you treat the Lord - Is He your Heavenly Waiter or Your Sit Down Friend? Let's take a moment and see what this all means.

Scripture: Dt. 6:5; Jeremiah 31:3; Matthew 22:37 Theme: Loving The LORD Title: Heavenly Waiter or Sit-Down Friend? Deuteronomy 6:5 -English Standard Version 5 You shall love the Lord your The LORD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Jeremiah 31:3 English Standard ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5, Jeremiah 31:3, Matthew 22:27, Exodus 33:11

Denomination: Nazarene

Fulness Or Failure

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 20, 2010

When we change God changes us .

FULNESS OR FAILURE THE MASTER MAKES THE DIFFERENCE Luke 5:4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:4-11

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Firm In The Lord, Dear Friends!

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 11, 2009

Lent 2(C) - Stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! Too many think only of earthly things. But our citizenship is only in heaven.

“STAND FIRM IN THE LORD, DEAR FRIENDS!” (Outline) March 8, 2009 -- LENT 2 -- Philippians 3:17-4:1 INTRO: Our faith is our firm foundation. God’s valuable gift to us and for us is our faith that stands firm on the very Rock of our salvation. This firm faith founded on Christ endures ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus, A True Friend, Chooses Us.

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 19, 2006

Sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter, series B. In calling us "friends" Jesus discloses the how intimately God loves us, and gives us an example to emulate in our being friends to one another.

6th Sunday of Easter May 21,2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ, to reveal your will and grace for our lives. He is our Lord and Savior, who gave his life ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You Need A Best Friend?

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Aug 23, 2003

The awesome truth that God wants a personal, intimate relationship with us, if we will choose Him.

Do You Need a Best Friend? Pastor Glenn Newton August 10, 2003 RO 5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Nazarene

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 24, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 7: 25 – 53

John 7: 25 – 53 The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend 25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? 27 However, we know where this Man is from; but ...read more

Scripture: John 7:25-53

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

When Belief Takes A Wrong Turn Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 10, 2008

What do you do when everything you’ve ever believed becomes unreliable? Here’s what happened to Paul and what he did about it!

When Belief takes a Wrong Turn Philippians 3:4-11 Is it possible to believe you are right and you are really wrong? There were six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, Who went to see an elephant, though all of them were blind, That each by observation might satisfy his mind. The first ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-11

Denomination: Church Of God

With A Bit Of Help From My Friends Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 15, 2012

If you need to make a decision ask your wise friends or mentors for advice. God will use them to guide you.

Well, we’ve come to the end of our series on Decision Making, so let’s have a quick quiz. What have we learned about making decisions in our lives? First of all, who do you rely on to guide you through your life? If your answer was God or the Holy Spirit you’ve started well. Next ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 18:13-26

Denomination: Anglican

Won't You Be My Friend Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 9, 2018

God said it was not good for the man to be alone, and yet too many people are more isolated than ever. Using a clip from the popular TV series "This is Us" we address the question of "How can we witness to others?"

OPEN: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9aSZ7uPXI – video clip from “This Is Us” of conversation between Katie and a woman she’s helped. See Footnote) APPLY: That clip came from a scene in a popular TV series called “THIS IS US”. Katie (one of the main characters in the show) is helping a girl ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lead Like Jesus: Finding And Becoming Leaders Of Faith

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Sep 4, 2024

Part of God’s plan for your life is for you to find and follow spiritual leaders. What should they look like? What should I look for when looking for a spiritual leader to follow?

Who are the greatest leaders of all time? Googling the list will include all types of people. For some, its’s political leaders like Winston Churchill, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth, even Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII. For others its famous reformers: Like Martin Luther, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Identifying Marks Of The Friends Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 15, 2009

Marks of servants of Jesus

Seven identifying marks of the friends of Jesus John 15:9-17 Did you know that there are certain words we say and things we do that seem to have their roots in scripture but they actually don’t. For instance, there are certain sayings like: Moderation in all things. Spare the rod and ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Friend After Your Own Heart Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2005

Jonathan’s friendship with David has always been the model of the ideal friendship for Christians. But there is an even deeper application to this description of the love Jonathan had for David. Do you know what it is?

OPEN: I sang “You’ve Got A Friend” (a song by James Taylor and made popular by Carole King - if you’d like a copy of the words with guitar chords e-mail me at jesus@kconline.com) APPLY: Several years ago the song “You’ve Got A Friend” was extremely popular. And it was popular because it caught the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ