Godly Friendship

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Godly Friendship

• A man that hath friends must shew himself
  friendly and there is a friend that sticketh
  closer than a brother.
• Proverbs 1824
• March 22, 2009
• Rev. David B. Hanson

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Jonathan and David Make a Friendship Covenant

• I Samuel 181-4
• 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of
  speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was
  knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved
  him as his own soul.
• 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him
  go no more home to his father's house.
• 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant,
  because he loved him as his own soul.
• 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that
  was upon him, and gave it to David, and his
  garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and
  to his girdle.

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Jonathan Keeps Friendship with David

• I Samuel 201-4
• 1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came
  and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what
  is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy
  father, that he seeketh my life?
• 2 And he said unto him, God forbid thou shalt
  not die behold, my father will do nothing either
  great or small, but that he will shew it me and
  why should my father hide this thing from me? it
  is not so.
• 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father
  certainly knoweth that I have found grace in
  thine eyes and he saith, Let not Jonathan know
  this, lest he be grieved but truly as the LORD
  liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a
  step between me and death.
• 4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy
  soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

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Jonathan Protects David

• I Samuel 2041-42
• 41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose
  out of a place toward the south, and fell on his
  face to the ground, and bowed himself three
  times and they kissed one another, and wept one
  with another, until David exceeded.
• 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace,
  forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name
  of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and
  thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever.
  And he arose and departed and Jonathan went into
  the city.

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Building Deep, Lasting, Godly Friendship

• Romans 1210
• Be kindly affectioned one to another with
  brotherly love in honour preferring one another
  
• 1. To share faith in Jesus Christ with your close
  friend
• 2. To share interests with your close friend
• 3. To seek to meet your close friends needs
• 4. To protect your close friend
• 5. To have a confidence with your close friend

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Building Deep, Lasting, Godly Friendship

• Ephesians 521
• Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear
  of God.
• 6. To serve your close friend gladly
• 7. To forgive your close friend freely and
  quickly
• 8. To accept criticism and praise from your close
  friend
• 9. To develop your friendship with your close
  friend based on scriptural principles
• 10. To take time to build friendship with your
  close friend