YOUR BEST FRIEND (2 OF 9)
Scripture: I Samuel 18:1-4
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Your Best Friend (2 of 9)
Series: David: Life Lessons from a King
James Merritt
I Samuel 18:1-4
Welcome to those watching online and to those at our campuses.
Introduction
1. President Andrew Jackson didn't just love his mother, Elizabeth; he revered her. In her last conversation with her son, before she died, she gave some advice that never left him. In fact, he said, ''her last words have been the law of my life.'' this was her last statement to him, ''...in this world you will have to make your own way. To do that, you must have friends.''
2. Mrs. Jackson was right. Everybody must have friends whether you are the general of an army, the ceo of a corporation, or even the king of a nation - you must have friends. That is illustrated in the life of perhaps the greatest king who ever lived whose name was David. We are in the middle of a series on David, because there are so many tremendous life-lessons we can learn from a king who the scripture says, ''was a man after god's own heart.''
3. Because of a friendship, perhaps without question, it is the most famous friendship in history and the greatest friendship ever discussed in the bible. It is a story of the friendship of David and Jonathan. [turn to 1 Samuel 18].
4. Jonathan was not just a friend to David; he was David's best friend. His friendship was so valuable that when you read the story of David you realize not only would David never have become king without Jonathan, he would have not survived without Jonathan. He owed both his throne and his life to his best friend.
5. There is an old saying that if you ever see a turtle on top of a fence post he didn't get there by himself. Anyone who has ever gotten anywhere has had friends to help them get there whether they realize it or not. We all have dealings with hundreds of people who are not interested in really becoming a friend and are only interested in what we can either be to them or what we can do for them. Then, that person en ...
Series: David: Life Lessons from a King
James Merritt
I Samuel 18:1-4
Welcome to those watching online and to those at our campuses.
Introduction
1. President Andrew Jackson didn't just love his mother, Elizabeth; he revered her. In her last conversation with her son, before she died, she gave some advice that never left him. In fact, he said, ''her last words have been the law of my life.'' this was her last statement to him, ''...in this world you will have to make your own way. To do that, you must have friends.''
2. Mrs. Jackson was right. Everybody must have friends whether you are the general of an army, the ceo of a corporation, or even the king of a nation - you must have friends. That is illustrated in the life of perhaps the greatest king who ever lived whose name was David. We are in the middle of a series on David, because there are so many tremendous life-lessons we can learn from a king who the scripture says, ''was a man after god's own heart.''
3. Because of a friendship, perhaps without question, it is the most famous friendship in history and the greatest friendship ever discussed in the bible. It is a story of the friendship of David and Jonathan. [turn to 1 Samuel 18].
4. Jonathan was not just a friend to David; he was David's best friend. His friendship was so valuable that when you read the story of David you realize not only would David never have become king without Jonathan, he would have not survived without Jonathan. He owed both his throne and his life to his best friend.
5. There is an old saying that if you ever see a turtle on top of a fence post he didn't get there by himself. Anyone who has ever gotten anywhere has had friends to help them get there whether they realize it or not. We all have dealings with hundreds of people who are not interested in really becoming a friend and are only interested in what we can either be to them or what we can do for them. Then, that person en ...
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