Remarkable Relationships: Awesome Friends
February 14, 2021 / Christ Church on HarvardRemarkable Relationships: Awesome Friends
Matthew 7:12
God has created you for relationships.
Why You need awesome friends:
1 for growth
2 for support
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
3 for better
Admit your faults to one another and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 (TLB)
4 for social
5 to reach your
Where & How do You find awesome friends?
Where: You can find awesome friends in of places
How: Jesus’ golden rule
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
Golden rules of friendship:
1 Invest the
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 (NIV)
2 Earn their
3 with empathy
“be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” James 1:19 (NIV)
4 Accept their
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7 (NIV)
5 wins & losses
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 (NIV)
6 Bring out the
A truly good friend will openly correct you. You can trust a friend who corrects you, Prov 27:5-6 (CEV)
Jesus summed it up well: “ your neighbor as yourself”