A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

•    sharing raiment, room for colleague
•    twice-bereaved hymn-writer discovered an eternal Friend
•    Josh (student) got ready to make a defence of his Friend

WHAT MAKES A FRIEND?

A) A real friend is consistent in their affection
B) A true friend is brutally honest
C) A genuine friend is closer than family, even to the point of death

TAKING A STAND

•    not wanting to let a friend down
•    no sacrifice too great because God’s Son died for me

JONATHAN AND DAVID

•    loving as oneself: Golden Rule
•    love surpassed even that between genders

GETTING PRACTICAL – DALE CARNEGIE

1) Be genuinely interested in other people
2) Smile
3) Remember that a person’s name is, to that person, the most important word in the world...Use it often
4) Be a good listener.Encourage others to talk about themselves.Ask questions
5) Talk in terms of the other person's interest; avoid “I”
6) Make the other person feel sincerely important

FAITH’S FOLLOW-THROUGH

•    faith results in action: doesn’t earn salvation, but evidences it
•    e.g. baptism
•    take concerns to our Friend in prayer