Am I a Friend To
Jesus?
A true friend is not
easily found!
1 Corinthians 15:33-34
Do not be deceived: “Evil company
corrupts good habits.” 34 Awake to
righteousness, and do not sin; for some do
not have the knowledge of God. I speak this
to your shame.
True friends help friends get to
heaven!
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants,
for a servant does not know what
his master is doing; but I have called you
friends, for all things that I heard from My
Father I have made known to you.
Jesus called his disciples “friends”
Proverbs 18:24
A man who has friends must
himself be friendly, But there is a
friend who sticks closer than a brother.
(Note: There is here an application
to our lesson. In order for Christ to be
our friend, we must be a friend to
Jesus!)
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves as to
whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.
Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus
Christ is in you? --unless indeed you are
disqualified.
Do we bear the marks of friendship?
What are those marks?
Am I A Friend To Jesus?
Friends Stick Close to Each Other
– Proverbs 18:24
Proverbs 18:24
A man who has friends must
himself be friendly, But there is a
friend who sticks closer than a brother.
A friend of Jesus will spend time
with him in prayer, worship, study
and meditation. (Intimacy)
Am I A Friend To Jesus?
Friends Stick Close to Each Other
– Proverbs 18:24
Friends Sacrifice for Each Other
– John 15:13; Matthew 6:33-34
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than
this, than to lay down one's life for his
friends.
Jesus has been this kind of friend to
us!
Matthew 6:33-34
But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all
these things shall be added to you. 34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Do we sacrifice for Jesus?
Am I A Friend To Jesus?
Friends Stick Close to Each Other
– Proverbs 18:24
Friends Sacrifice for Each Other
– John 15:13; Matthew 6:33-34
Friends are Loyal to Each Other
– Proverbs 16:28; John 15:14
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man sows strife, And a
whisperer separates the best of friends.
Consider from this that true friends
are “tight.” Close, and devoted and
loyal to one another.
John 15:14
“You are My friends if you do
whatever I command you.”
Loyalty to Jesus is defined by Him.
If we are friends to Jesus, we will
show that loyalty through our
obedience!
Am I A Friend To Jesus?
Friends Stick Close to Each Other
– Proverbs 18:24
Friends Sacrifice for Each Other
– John 15:13; Matthew 6:33-34
Friends are Loyal to Each Other
– Proverbs 16:28; John 15:14
Friends Have Faith in Each Other
– Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23
Isaiah 41:8
“But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants
of Abraham My friend.”
Jehovah referred to Abraham as His
friend. Why?
James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled
which says, "Abraham believed God, and it
was accounted to him for righteousness."
And he was called the friend of God.
It is our faith that ensures our
friendship with Jesus Christ!
Am I a Friend To
Jesus?
Well? Are you His Friend?
“You are My friends if you do
whatever I command you.” (John 15:14).