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Outreach Series – Six Words Every Relationship Needs

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Friends, we understand that asking people to come to church with you can be a challenge. You might be embarrassed, you might be intimidated, you might be asking someone for the first time, or you might be concerned about their … Continue reading

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Real Friends are Dependable

Forget social networking! How many real friends do you have? Sometimes it’s the fiery trials that reveal the real person.  Anybody can handle life well when circumstances are going well and things are happening the way you want them to … Continue reading

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A Real Friend is Loyal

Have you even been betrayed by someone?  Has a person you know ever gone behind your back and brought a degree of destruction or hardship to your life?  This is especially difficult if that person is someone you thought was … Continue reading

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Real Friends are Servants

Forget social networking–how many real friends do you have? The best and most perfect example of a friend is Jesus. He was a Real Friend to His disciples, and is a Real Friend to us (in addition to being our … Continue reading

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A Real Friend Speaks the Truth…In Love

I’m sure that everyone would agree that a Real Friend will communicate honestly and faithfully to his/her friends. After all, communication is part of the foundation upon which a good friendship is based. Since we are made in the image … Continue reading

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How I’ve Been Blessed by ‘Living Life Together’

This year’s theme has been my favorite annual theme – and I have been around for 8 of them.  The primary reason I have enjoyed this theme is that it has really resulted in great blessing.  Here are just a … Continue reading

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Obedience to God: The Foundation for Godly Friendships

“The proof is in the pudding.” That’s a simple phrase that captures the truth of genuineness of a person as well as the way a person conducts their life and the choices that person actually makes. The proof (the deciding … Continue reading

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A Real Friend Washes Dirty Feet

One of the ways to determine the sincerity of a person is to ask this question: What are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve your goal? This could apply many areas in a person’s life. This could be … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Envy While ‘Living Life Together’

This year, our church’s focus is on living life together.  Over the past several weeks, we have heard sermons on hospitality, prayer, and suffering.  In reality, these three sermons are just a small portion of all that our church is … Continue reading

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What Does a Real Friend Look Like?

In order to determine how many “Real Friends” you have, you really need to ask another very important question: What does a “Real Friend” look like? I’m not talking about if a guy is ‘good looking’ or if a girl … Continue reading

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