Friends

"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24, New International Version).

True friends are indispensable, and the Bible has volumes to say on the subject—including how to know when you've found one and how to be one yourself.

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A Holy Day Provides Comfort

I'd enjoyed a wonderful Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day with my family and friends. Little did I know how important the meaning of this final Holy Day was going to be when I returned home.
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Changez Vos Amis! (Change Your Friends!)

They say that diamonds are forever. Aren't friends the same? Is there ever a time when a young Christian should forsake his or her friends and make new ones?
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The Loneliness Trap

While loneliness is a common experience, it is also an opportunity for growth and deeper connection.
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Friendship Gone Wrong

No one likes to think about friendships that come to an end, but sometimes this is the necessary course of action. Here are some points to consider when you face this decision.
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Friends Don't Let Friends...

When it comes to friendships, most people think they just happen. But are there any responsibilities in being a friend? Just what is expected of a true friend?
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Credibility: Vital for Service

Are you genuine? Can you live up to your billing? Can you deliver what your words say?
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Only on the Just

We sometimes get choosy over who our friends are and with whom we will communicate, spend time or fellowship.
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Words With a Friend

Friendships don't just happen, they take time to cultivate. In particular, we have to learn how to use our words to build up our friendships, instead of breaking them down.
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State of Our Unions - Part 2

The State of our Unions - Part 2- With the State of the Union address by the President of the United States recently past, where he addressed where the country is and where it needs to go and with the…
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The State of Our Unions - Part 1

The State of our Unions - Part 1- With the State of the Union address by the President of the United States recently past, where he addressed where the country is and where it needs to go and with the…
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What Does It Mean That "Iron Sharpens Iron"?

Does this proverb give cover to start heated theological debates?
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Friendship into the Millennium

We learn how to love God by befriending and building friendships with fellow humans. Throughout the Bible, we have examples of friendships and the traits that establish real friendship. Christian friendship teaches us how to be a friend of God…
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Unfriending

The time we spend considering one another can change the way we treat each other when difficulties come.
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Friendship With God

One of the greatest blessings we can have in life is friendship. The most important friendship we can have is our friendship with God. We can learn about our friendship with God through his friendship with the servant Abraham.
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Dear Readers

For the Feast of Tabernacles this year I traveled with my husband, father, sister, her husband and his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Schreiber) to Sri Lanka. What follows is a bit of what we experienced.
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Who Does Jesus Say He Is?

This message will help one understand who Jesus says He is, and learn about five valuable lessons we must never forget.
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Perseverance: Climbing Spiritual Mountains

People must exhibit perseverance when climbing mountains and likewise we must persevere through the trials that seem like spiritual mountains we face from time to time. This sermon examines four examples of men who persevered through difficult trials, Noah, Jacob…
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Friends of God Who Does God Consider His Friends?

There are several names for God's people: Children of God, Sons of God, Chosen, Elect, Called out ones, bride. These all denote a relationship with God. But are we friends of God? What does that mean?
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The Blessing of Having Friends

A biblical view of friendship, the importance of it, and the blessing of true friendship.
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Coming out of Egypt

We are coming out of Spiritual Egypt, which is sin. We should live righteously and live lives of sincerity and truth.
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