• North Campus Sermon Notes

    July 26th, 2026 | Pastor Rodney Julian | What Does the Bible Say About Friendship?

  • A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time. Proverbs 17:17 (CSB)


    Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs. Proverbs 19:11 (NLT)

  • You can’t stand strong in the spiritual battle, if you’re loose with truth.

  • 1. Friends      us in the good times.

  • 4 DEFINING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BELT OF TRUTH:

  • The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. Proverbs 27:9 (NLT)


    “God’s children are guaranteed the richest and truest friendship, both here and hereafter.” -Billy Graham

  • What does a belief rooted in Jesus produce?

  • 2.  Friends      through the bad times.

  • Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)

  • 3. Friends learn toan offense.

  • 3. Real faith doesn’t just start with Jesus; it with Jesus  .

  • 2. Effective Bible study involves possessing the right   .

  • Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 (ESV)

  • 4. What a blessing to be  with God!

  • I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. John 15:15 (CSB)

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