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Cultivating Vital FriendshipsGraphical sermon notes by,Rev. Ed Whitman
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Evangelical Congregational Church in Dunstable Massachusetts
© Copyright
2015
by the
author
, Rev. Ed Whitman
, with
permission to freely redistribute.Slide2
Ecclesiastes 4: 12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.Slide3
DECC - January 26, 2014
Who is that Masked Man? Rev Joseph Moody York, MESlide4Slide5
If I tell you who I am, you may not like who I am…
And it is all that that I have. Slide6Slide7
Let’s PraySlide8
Promise Two
Cultivate Vital Friendships that Encourage Us to Keep Our PromisesSlide9
Promise One
Cultivate Vital Friendships that Encourage Us to Keep Our Promises
Nurture a Growing Intimacy with the Lord Jesus ChristSlide10
Promise Two
Cultivate Vital Friendships that Encourage Us to Keep Our PromisesSlide11
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Everyone reading this should seek to have three individuals in his/her life; You need a Paul, a Barnabas
and a Timothy.”Slide12
Teacher / Example FriendshipsHebrews 13: 7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Paul
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Teacher / Example FriendshipsHebrews 13: 7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Do you have a friend (older man or woman) who is willing to build into your life?Slide14
Disciple-Making FriendshipsII Timothy 3: 10,14
You know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
perse-cutions, sufferings — continue in what you have learnedTimothySlide15
Disciple-Making FriendshipsTitus 2
:4-5
Older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be adaptable to their husbands.
Timothea(fem. for Timothy)Slide16
Disciple-Making FriendshipsII Timothy 3: 10,14
You know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
perse-cutions, sufferings — continue in what you have learned
Do you have a younger person in your life as someone you can encourage in the ways of Jesus?Slide17
Peer FriendshipsProverbs 27: 17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Barnabas&PeterSlide18
Peer FriendshipsProverbs 27: 17
Barnabas
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Barnabas wanted to take Mark, with them,
but Paul did not think it wise to take him. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company.
Acts 15:37-39Slide19
Peer FriendshipsProverbs 27: 17
Peter
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. But when Peter came to Antioch, I
(Paul) had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. Galatians 2:11 Slide20
Peer FriendshipsProverbs 27: 17
Peter
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
He writes the same way in all his letters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand… 2 Peter 3:15-16Slide21
Peer FriendshipsProverbs 27: 17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Do you have peer friends who are allowed to hold you accountable? Slide22
A “Barnabas” Friend Can Bringthe Challenge to Go Beyond:
Convenience Friendships Doing Things FriendshipsMilestone Friendships
Lots of Time…Effort…Grace!Slide23
Close, Committed Friends George Burns
Jack BennySlide24
Action Step # 2Find someone who will help you keep the 50 Day Adventure promises
Give that person permission to call you each week and ask:1. “Are you staying current with your journal?”Slide25
Action Step # 2Find someone who will help you keep the 50 Day Adventure promises
Give that person permission to call you each week and ask:1. “Are you staying current with your journal?”2. “How are you doing with the weekly promises and action steps?”Slide26
Action Step # 2Find someone who will help you keep the 50 Day Adventure promises
Give that person permission to call you each week and ask:1. “Are you staying current with your journal?”2. “How are you doing with the weekly promises and action steps?”
3. Be as honest as you dare!Slide27
Ecclesiastes 4: 12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.Slide28
With God’s help, I promiseTo cultivate vital friendships
That encourage me toKeep my promises.