DAVID, REAL FRIENDSHIP PART II (6 OF 32)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: I Samuel 20:1-32, I Samuel 20:34-42
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David, Real Friendship Part II (6 of 32)
Series: David - Keeping It Real
Steve Jones
I Samuel 20
Introduction: I read the story of Adele Gaboury, a woman not unlike many of our neighbors.
"It can never be said that Adele Gaboury's neighbors were less than responsible. When her front lawn grew hip-high, they had a local boy mow it down. When her pipes froze and burst, they had the water turned off. When the mail spilled out the front door, they called the police. The only thing they didn't do was check to see if she was alive. She wasn't.
Police finally climbed her crumbling brick stoop, broke in the side door of her little blue house, and found what they believed to be the 73-year-old woman's skeletal remains, where they had lain, perhaps for as long as four years. 'It's not really a friendly neighborhood,' said Eileen Dugan, 70, once a close friend of Gaboury's, whose house sits 20 feet from the dead woman's house. 'I'm as much to blame as anyone. She was alone and needed someone to talk to, but I was working two jobs and was sick of her coming over at all hours. Eventually I stopped answering the door.' (Sally Jacobs, "Years After Neighbors Last Saw Her, Worcester Woman Found Dead," Boston Globe)
How sad to live 73 years on this planet, die, and no one around you notice.
It was said of the early church, "Every day they continued to meet together (Acts 2:46)." To an introvert that might not sound too appealing. But it's better than the alternative.
Today we're going to continue our study of real friendship. We're taking our cues from the friendship of David and Jonathan recorded in I Samuel 20. Last week we noted three keys to real friendship: initiate, look for a kindred spirit, and express appropriate emotion. Today, I want to suggest three additional keys to real friendship. Remember that our goal is to deepen our existing friendships and, if appropriate, form a new one.
I. TRA ...
Series: David - Keeping It Real
Steve Jones
I Samuel 20
Introduction: I read the story of Adele Gaboury, a woman not unlike many of our neighbors.
"It can never be said that Adele Gaboury's neighbors were less than responsible. When her front lawn grew hip-high, they had a local boy mow it down. When her pipes froze and burst, they had the water turned off. When the mail spilled out the front door, they called the police. The only thing they didn't do was check to see if she was alive. She wasn't.
Police finally climbed her crumbling brick stoop, broke in the side door of her little blue house, and found what they believed to be the 73-year-old woman's skeletal remains, where they had lain, perhaps for as long as four years. 'It's not really a friendly neighborhood,' said Eileen Dugan, 70, once a close friend of Gaboury's, whose house sits 20 feet from the dead woman's house. 'I'm as much to blame as anyone. She was alone and needed someone to talk to, but I was working two jobs and was sick of her coming over at all hours. Eventually I stopped answering the door.' (Sally Jacobs, "Years After Neighbors Last Saw Her, Worcester Woman Found Dead," Boston Globe)
How sad to live 73 years on this planet, die, and no one around you notice.
It was said of the early church, "Every day they continued to meet together (Acts 2:46)." To an introvert that might not sound too appealing. But it's better than the alternative.
Today we're going to continue our study of real friendship. We're taking our cues from the friendship of David and Jonathan recorded in I Samuel 20. Last week we noted three keys to real friendship: initiate, look for a kindred spirit, and express appropriate emotion. Today, I want to suggest three additional keys to real friendship. Remember that our goal is to deepen our existing friendships and, if appropriate, form a new one.
I. TRA ...
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