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Ecclesiastes 9-12
~ We were never meant to be on this earth alone
What it means to be a true friend:
1. A true friend is one who will share in your success (Verse 9)
- friends are designed to help success your spiritual life
- friends must benefit each other spiritually
- are you a friend who makes success in anthers life?
2. A true friend is one who works to build you up (verse 10)
- if you go this life alone, who will be there to pick you up when you fall?
- we need friends to tell us when we're falling into a pit. We need friends who will tell us "don't go down that road."
- are you a friend who will pick another up when they fall?
3. A true friend is one who provides warmth in your life (verse 11)
- a friend needs to keep your life warm, and on fire for God
- a friend should keep you feeling loved and close with God
- are you a friend who will keep another's life warm?
4. A true friend is one who fights along side you (verse 12)
- the devil hunts to find you when you are alone, with no one to protect you and fight with you
- keep friends around you to keep you up and standing with the Lord
- three will never be broken as long as Jesus is the first
- Jesus will fight for you!
- Jesus wants to be this kind of friend to you, and he will be
- is Jesus your friend?
- are you the friend who will fight beside another?
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