S65P6 – The godly friend: a faithful bride

Psa. 25:14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. It had been years since we left high school, and I had a ton of questions for her.  Firstly, I wanted to know what had become of her best friend, the one who seemed…

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S65P5 – The godly friend: source of influence

Pro. 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. I spent most of my adolescence and young adulthood trying to turn myself into something.  Without a clear identity of my own, my search for friends was about more than companionship.  I was looking for people who could…

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S65P4 – The godly friend: fighting division

Pro. 16:27-28 A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. She was one of the most unassuming people in the group.  If anyone had a doctrinal question or needed scripture explained, she always seemed to have the answer.  She…

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565P3 – The godly friend: enemy of the world

James 4:2-4 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship…

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S65P2 – The godly friend: who is worthy

John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. We were only kids.  Our parents taught us how to treat people correctly, but…

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In recovery

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rk96j-e47fda We used to be slaves to sin, addicted to that which is evil and destructive.  Then, Jesus intervened and began leading us through a process of rehabilitation and recovery.  Perhaps viewing our Christian walk as rehabilitation from addiction will bring further revelation regarding this thing called sanctification and how we can be faithful in…

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S65P1 – The godly friend: selfless

John 15:12-13 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. I had been saved only a short time, and God was working hard at cleaning out my life.  A minor traffic stop would…

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S64P7 – Just Psalms: the world set right

Psa. 98:5-9 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord! Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the rivers…

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S64P6 – Just Psalms: confident result

Psa. 94:12-15 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the…

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S64P5 – Just Psalms: equity breeds equity

Psa. 17:1-3 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right! You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing;…

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