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  • Loyd C. Taylor avatar

    Mud Sitting

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Feb 23, 2024
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    I used this sermon for our "Friend Sunday." My main text was Proverbs 18:24, although I used several other texts as time permitted. After a little humor, and prayer I told the illustration about "Mud-sitting."

    Mud Sitting Text: Proverbs 18:24 Date: February 18, 2024, BFBC Friend Sunday at 11 am A little Humor: Just Have to Outrun You Two friends were out hunting in the northern U.S. Suddenly one yelled and the other looked up to see a grizzly charging them. The first started to frantically put on his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unfriendly Christians PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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    The importance of genuine Christian friendship, warns against the harm caused by unfriendly Christians, and encourages us to follow Jesus' example of love and companionship.

    Good morning, family. How blessed we are to gather together today, to share in the Word of our Lord and to learn from His teachings. Today, we're going to take a deep dive into an issue that affects us all: friendship. But not just any friendship. We're talking about Christian friendship, the kind ...read more

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    Unfailing Love In Friendship PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 17, 2024
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    This sermon explores the importance and nature of godly friendships, emphasizing their role in experiencing true happiness and living out our God-given humanity.

    Welcome, beloved, to this gathering of hearts and souls. It's a blessing to see each one of you here, united in faith, ready to engage with the Word of God. Each of us has been drawn here by a divine purpose, a purpose that transcends our individual needs and wants, and connects us to a story much ...read more

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    How To Be A Great Friend

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
    based on 223 ratings
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    A look at how to be the kind of friend we want others to be!

    How to be a Great Friend Various Scriptures May 5, 2002 Introduction It’s been said that a dog is man’s best friend. And depending on who he hangs out with, that might be true for some men. Groucho Marx once said that outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside a dog it’s too dark ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A True Friend

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Nov 10, 2003
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    A TRUE FRIEND

    A TRUE FRIEND PROVERBS 17:17 INTRODUCTION: WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE WORD"FRIEND" IS USED SO LOOSELY, OFTEN AS A TERM OF MERE POLITENESS. WE MUST DISENTANGLE IT FROM FRIVOLOUS ASSOCIATIONS. THE ESSENTIAL NOTE OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS UNCHANGING AFFECTION. THE FRIEND "LOVETH AT ALL TIMES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Guide To Godly Friends - How To Treat Others Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007
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     | 10,299 views

    Sermon 3 in a series of 4

    Building Relationships #3 A Guide to “Godly Friends” and How to Treat Others Proverbs 17:17; Matthew 22:37-39 The past two weeks we have studied relationships. The most important relationship that you and I can have in our life is a “Relationship” with God. In other words, knowing Jesus Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wise Friends Series

    Contributed by Gregory Neill on May 22, 2007
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     | 4,390 views

    Part 7 in a series from Proverbs dealing with friends and relationships.

    Wise Friends Scripture Reference: Proverbs 18:24 I. Introduction A. The Not-So-Good Neighbors 1. Bob and Sara were not so good friends and neighbors. 2. They decided to be friendlier when they saw a moving van at the house next door. 3. Sara baked a cake and she and Bob proceeded next ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making Friends

    Contributed by Nche Takoh on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,307 views

    The cost of friendship is nothing compared to the cost of not loving, a life of empty loneliness.

    MAKING FRIENDS Introduction It is no doubt that everyone needs friends but when you are young, friends can have more Influence over how you dress, act, think, etc. than your parents do. It has generally been said “Show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. If friends play such an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Realationships Series

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Sep 18, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,022 views

    It’s tough to be a teenager today. I wrote this series of messages for our new 7th graders graduating into teenage life. Teenagers today are very relational. In this lesson we take a contrast what the Bible and the World have to say about relationships

    Opening thoughts: Relationship websites, everyone wants to be in a relationship I. Introduction a. God made us to be relational people i. Our relationships should honor God ii. Broken relationships can hinder our relationship with God 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and ...read more

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    Youths Making Friends And Coping With Peer Pressure

    Contributed by Nche Takoh on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 46 ratings
     | 18,547 views

    A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need lift. Are you such a one or trying to be one.

    YOUTHS MAKING FRIENDS AND COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE It is no doubt that everybody needs friends but when you are young, friends can have more influence over how you dress, act, and think than your parents do. It has generally been said “show me your friend and I will tell you who you are”. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Friends, Keeping Friends, Influencing Friends

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 19, 2005
    based on 129 ratings
     | 41,792 views

    What will it take to make friends, keep friends and influence friends for Christ?

    INTRO. – Everyone needs friends. Even a variety of friends. ILL.- Show a variety of shoes. Each shoe is for a different occasion, etc. (running or tennis shoes, casual, dress shoes, fishing shoes, etc.) Likewise, in some ways, we have friends for different areas of our lives. We have casual ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Friendship To Be Shown!!!

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010
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     | 5,950 views

    Jesus, in John 15:13 makes a statement that let's us know that friendship is to be proven by friends making sacrificing and then Proverbs 27:5&6 teach that friendship is shown as we give constructive criticism and Gal. 5:14&15 enforce that we are not to b

    INTRODUCTION 1. Please open your bible to Proverbs 17:17. 2. I’ve got a question for you! Who is your best friend? Be thinking about you answer and we will explain why we ask the question during the study of this lesson. 2. Let’s read Proverbs 17:17and then over the next few days ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wisdom, Is Better Than

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 3, 2010
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     | 5,913 views

    Verse upon verse study of Proverbs. These Proverbs give the wise things that are better than.

    Wisdom, Is Better Than Text: Proverbs 17:1-28 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers. 3 The refining pot is for silver and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A True Friend Loves At All Times Part-1 Series

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 4, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,408 views

    A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. (Proverbs 17:17NLT)

    A True Friend loves at all Times Part-1 Open your Bibles to Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (NIV) A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. (NLT) Did you know that the deepest need of the human heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Becoming A Friend Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 18, 2012
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,649 views

    These Proverbs will help teach us to be to others the friend that we desire to have ourselves. When it comes to friends you must first be one to have one. What kind of friend are you?

    PROVERBS 17:17 / 18:24 BECOMING A FRIEND [John 15:9-17] Author Henry Durbanville underscored the importance of friends as a means of overcoming the dreaded enemy of loneliness. He included some excellent quotes in his book which are worthy of repeating. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A friend may ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist