DAVID AND JONATHAN: THE ART OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP (2 OF 5)
by Ross Lester
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18
, 1 Samuel 19
, 1 Samuel 20
, 1 Samuel 21
, 1 Samuel 22
, 1 Samuel 23
, 2 Samuel 1
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David and Jonathan: The Art of True Friendship (2 of 5)
Series: Life of David
Ross Nester
1 Samuel 18-23; 2 Samuel 1
Howdie church. 1 Samuel 18 is where we will be. We are continuing our study of one the most fascinating
lives recorded in all of Scripture and perhaps even in ancient history. The life of King David.
Today, we are going to hone in on one of the stand out relationships of David’s life. David had lots of
broken relationships, especially as he approached the back end of his life. He treated some people
terribly and some people treated him terribly, but he did have one relationship that really brought him
stability, comfort and joy, especially in the period between his anointing as king and his actual rise to the
throne. In fact, David is going to say that this relationship was even more impactful and meaningful to him
than his relationships with his wives - and that is his friendship with Jonathan. I will say this too, I think it
is mainly because of Jonathan and not really because of David, but I want us to lean into their story today
and see what the Spirit might say to us about what it means to be a true friend.
We are going to do that by juxtaposing two relationships that David had in this season of his life.
- A toxic relationship of power and control with Saul.
- A true friendship with Saul’s son, Jonathan.
While we are on that, the story of Jonathan does teach us stuff about quiet faithfulness. He never
becomes king, he never gets called “a man after God’s own heart”, he isn’t in Hebrews 11, but he is
stellar, and in many instances seems better than David.
Friendships are essential to human happiness. We keep trying to substitute them out with other things,
and we just cannot.
Church father Augustine felt that friendship was essential to the Christian life. He said, “In this world two
things are essential: life and friendship. Both should be highly prized and we must not undervalue them.
Life an ...
Series: Life of David
Ross Nester
1 Samuel 18-23; 2 Samuel 1
Howdie church. 1 Samuel 18 is where we will be. We are continuing our study of one the most fascinating
lives recorded in all of Scripture and perhaps even in ancient history. The life of King David.
Today, we are going to hone in on one of the stand out relationships of David’s life. David had lots of
broken relationships, especially as he approached the back end of his life. He treated some people
terribly and some people treated him terribly, but he did have one relationship that really brought him
stability, comfort and joy, especially in the period between his anointing as king and his actual rise to the
throne. In fact, David is going to say that this relationship was even more impactful and meaningful to him
than his relationships with his wives - and that is his friendship with Jonathan. I will say this too, I think it
is mainly because of Jonathan and not really because of David, but I want us to lean into their story today
and see what the Spirit might say to us about what it means to be a true friend.
We are going to do that by juxtaposing two relationships that David had in this season of his life.
- A toxic relationship of power and control with Saul.
- A true friendship with Saul’s son, Jonathan.
While we are on that, the story of Jonathan does teach us stuff about quiet faithfulness. He never
becomes king, he never gets called “a man after God’s own heart”, he isn’t in Hebrews 11, but he is
stellar, and in many instances seems better than David.
Friendships are essential to human happiness. We keep trying to substitute them out with other things,
and we just cannot.
Church father Augustine felt that friendship was essential to the Christian life. He said, “In this world two
things are essential: life and friendship. Both should be highly prized and we must not undervalue them.
Life an ...
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