Second Friend Day - Elmer Towns

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CHAPTER FIVE WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE JESUS FOR A FRIEND The greatest friend to a Christian is Jesus Christ because He can do more for the Christian than anyone else on earth. When the Bible says, ". . . there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24), it is describing the friendship of Jesus Christ for us. This relationship was fulfilled when Jesus said, "Ye are my friends . . ." (John 15:14). Even though He is our Saviour and Coming Lord, we do not have a servitude relationship. Jesus said, "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you" (John 15:15). JESUS IS A FRIEND WHO HELPS US OVERCOME SIN We all sin (see Romans 3:23), and the person who says he does not sin is wrong: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (I John 1:8). The word sin is singular and means our sinful nature. This means if we deny our sinful nature, we do not understand ourselves. But the passage goes a step further. If we deny that we do sinful things, we also deny the truth: "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us" (I John 1:10). The word sinned reflects more than one sin; it reflects our acts of sin. WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS (first verse) What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grief to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! Oh what peace we often forfeit, oh what needless pain we bear! All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! This beloved hymn shows that sin has a cycle. Once we break God's law, it leads to inward stress and emotional grief. Next comes pain, both physical and emotional. The cycle of sin is broken by Jesus. Once Dear Abby was asked what motivated people to write her. She stated that most people just want someone to listen to them and understand them. Jesus listens because He is our friend. Two types of sin cause our problems. First is the intentional sin. We know what we do and we do it anyway. <strong>Second</strong> is the unintentional sin, sometimes called the sin of ignorance. No matter what the motive is for our sin, Jesus is a friend to whom we can go. When Jesus bears our sins, He does so on the basis of Calvary. He first forgives our sin in salvation. This restores our relationship with God. <strong>Second</strong>, even if we sin, we are a child of God, and our sin will never break our relationship with Him. But it can destroy our fellowship with Him. Therefore we need to come to Jesus in prayer. Why can we come to Jesus in prayer? Because as friends, we have things in common. He understands our sin. The Bible says, " . . but Jesus was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:15- 16). President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "The most important ingredient in life is knowing how to get along with our friend." That surely is true in our walk with God. When we know how to get along with our friend Jesus Christ, nothing else in life matters. JESUS IS A FRIEND WHO HELPS US OVERCOME FAILURES The second verse of the hymn explains how Jesus helps us with failures. They are not the sins mentioned in the first verse, but human frailties. WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS (second verse) Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will al our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer. We do not like to fail because failure causes us embarrassment and emotional hurt. Yet we all fail. We do not reach our dreams, and we do not live up to standards. Sometimes we cannot meet our sales quota at work, or we are unable to get all the typing done that is required of us. Jesus understands when we fail. The cycle of failure would destroy us if we did not have a friend to see us through. The Living Bible says, "And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back and conquer" (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Two things have the potential to make us fail. First, there are trials that come from God. This is an experience to determine our strength. The Bible states, "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations" (James 1:2). We will all be tried. The Underwriters Laboratory tests electrical equipment, not to break it, but to determine its quality. God tries us to determine our quality. When trials come, we yell, “Why me? Why now? Why this?" But we have a friend who helps us in our trials. We can share our trials with Jesus, and lie will encourage us. However, there is a second source of potential failure-temptations to pull us down. Where a trial from God is designed to strengthen our weakest point so that He can use us, a temptation from Satan is intended to destroy us. If we give in to temptation, it does more than hurt our relationship with God. It hurts us so that we have sorrows. JESUS IS A FRIEND WHO HELPS US OVERCOME PROBLEMS A friend is there when we need him. Jesus is omnipotent. He can help us overcome our problems. WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS (third verse)
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Elmer Towns Larry Gilbert Contribut
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OVERVIEW OF SECOND FRIEND DAY The S
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� Hand out “Who Are My Friends?
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serve a continental breakfast of Da
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT TO BE SIGNED B
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Chapter 10 BECOMING FAITHFUL One of
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Faithfulness is doing what needs to
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enemies. On the cross He uttered, "
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