Push Friends to Deeper Devotion

Everybody loves getting poked in the eye, right? No, it’s never fun on either end of those “we need to talk” moments between friends, yet the Bible calls a friend’s wounds “faithful” (Prov. 27:6). So session 7 of our Two by Two study focuses on how friends sharpen each other like iron on iron (Prov. 27:17). It may sound like we’re contradicting ourselves after we just discussed a “circle of safety,” so we ask “What’s the Deal?” with that and harmonize these two crucial aspects of friendship. We also learn from Jesus’ example of telling it straight to the young ruler. And we share what we’ve each learned about having difficult conversations. As you work towards stronger bonds in YOUR life, spend some time with the first seven sessions of this 9-part guided study at biblegeeks.fm/twobytwo.

The Big Idea: A foundation of trust lets us say — and hear — the hard truths.

This Week's Challenge: Consider how to stir up a friend to love and good works this week.

Show Notes

• "Friends Don’t Let Friends ..." (CONVERSATION STARTER)
• Like the Teacher: Mark 10:17-22 (VERSE)
• Two By Two Guided Study (WEBSITE)

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