Introduction
I Samuel 18:1A good friend helps others see the truth.
Proverbs 27:6, 9A true friend is willing to tell you the cold, hard truth.A good friend is not someone who always agrees with you.Esther 5:9-14 – What should Haman’s friends have said? They should have encouraged him to let this go. Instead, they encouraged him in his foolishness.If you have a friend that will tell you the truth, count your blessings! If you don’t have this kind of friend, is it because you are too intimidating?Proverbs 15:2 – The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable.A good friend brings out the best in others.
Proverbs 13:20; 27:17Proverbs 22:24 – Bad friends bring out the worst in you!What if my friend always uses bad words at red lights?What if my friend is always complaining?Will we not tend to start doing the same things?Proverbs 16:28; 17:9Luke 15:6, 9 – Good friends rejoice together in spiritual things!Acts 10:24 – Cornelius called his friends and relatives to hear the gospel. That’s being a good friend!I Corinthians 13:6How have your friends influenced you? Do you think about spiritual things more? How do you dress and act? What kind of friend are you to them?A good friend helps when it counts.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – Friends make us stronger when trouble comes.Proverbs 19:4, 6Job 2:11-13 – Before they started speaking bad advice, Job’s friends were good friends.Proverbs 17:17John 11:19, 31-36 – In grief, good friends come to grieve with you.Romans 12:15Am I this type of friend?Are my friends true friends like this?II Timothy 4:16John 15:13
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