Main Passage: Various Passages – 1 & 2 Samuel
Scripture used: Proverbs 18:24; 1 Samuel 18:1-4; Proverbs 17:17a; 1 Samuel 18:3a; 1 Samuel 10:16a; 1 Samuel 23:18a; 1 Samuel 19:1-7; Proverbs 27:6; James 3:17-18; Matthew 5:9; 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 20:2; 1 Samuel 20:4-5a; 1 Sameul 20:8-9; 1 Samuel 20:12a, 13b, 13c, 14a, 15b, 16b; 1 Samuel 20:15-16; 1 Samuel 20:17; 1 Samuel 20:27-29; 1 Samuel 20:30-31; 1 Samuel 20:32-34; 1 Samuel 20:36-40; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 23:15-18; 1 Samuel 18:4; 1 Samuel 20:13b-15; 1 Samuel 20:30b-31a; 1 Samuel 23:17b; 1 Samuel 31:1-2; 2 Samuel 1:11-12; 2 Samuel 1:17-18a, 19, 22-27; Hebrews 12:15; 1 Samuel 20:14-15; 1 Samuel 20:42a;
2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Samuel 9:2-4; 2 Samuel 9:5-8; 2 Samuel 21:5-7
Main Points:
TRUE FRIENDS . . .
- Develop Sincere Admiration and Love
- Pledge their Loyalty and Devotion
- Protect and Defend One Another
- Counsel Restoration and Peace
- Steady Your Anxious Heart
- Are Closer than Family
- Share Personal Pain and Sorrow
- Encourage Your Faith in God
- Make Personal Sacrifices
- Grieve their Loss Deeply
- Never Forget their Promises