PROVERBS 27:17 “AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, SO A MAN SHARPENS THE COUNTENANCE OF HIS FRIEND.” FRIENDSHIP

WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP?  A FRIEND IS: A PERSON UNITED TO ANOTHER BY FEELINGS OF AFFECTION, BY LOYAL SUPPORT, AND OR BY TIME SPENT TOGETHER.  THEREFORE FRIENDSHIP IS: BASED ON THE MUTUAL LIKING OF ANOTHER. AMOS 3:3

DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FRIENDSHIP CASUAL-OCCASIONAL CONTACT CLOSE-REGULAR CONTACT COMMITED-FREQUENT CONTACT EXAMPLE IN: (1 SAMUEL 18)

“A PESSIMIST SEES THE DIFFICULTY IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AN OPTIMIST SEES THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY DIFFICULTY.” WINSTON CHURCHILL

POSITIVE COMMITS TO TIME W/YOU COMPLIMENTS YOUR STRENGTHS KEEPS YOUR CONFIDENCES WILLING TO HEAR CORRECTION FORGIVES YOUR FAULTS ENCOURAGES YOU NEGATIVE NEGLECTS TIME W/YOU CRITIZES YOUR WEAKNESSES SHARES YOUR SECRECTS UNWILLING TO HEAR CORRECTION FOCUSES ON YOUR FAULTS DISCOURAGES YOU

THE GOLDEN RULE “AND JUST AS YOU WANT MEN TO DO TO YOU, YOU ALSO DO TO THEM LIKEWISE.” LUKE 6:31

DO’S 1. BE COMPLETELY HONEST! EPHESIANS 4:25 2. BE ACCEPTIVE OF GUIDANCE! PROVERBS 15:32 3. SHARE YOUR STRUGGLES! GALATIONS 6:2 4. LISTEN ATTENTIVELY! ECCLESIASTES 3:7 5. GIVE GENUINE COMPLIMENTS! PROVERBS 16:24

DON’TS 1. DON’T EXPECT EVERYONE TO LIKE YOU! JOHN 15:18 2. DON’T BE TO QUICK TO VOICE OPINION! PROV 18:2 3. DON’T HOLD ONTO OFFENSES! EPHESIANS 4:32 4. DON’T BE QUICK TO ANGER! JAMES 1: DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADMIT YOUR SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND VALUES! 1 PETER 3:15

PLAN OF SALVATION  HEAR THE GOSPEL- ROMANS 10:17  BELIEVE IN CHRIST- JOHN 8:24  REPENT- LUKE 13:3  CONFESS CHRIST- MATTHEW 10:32  BE BAPTIZED- MARK 16:16  LIVE A FAITHFUL LIFE- REVELATION 2:10