Growing up with David part 4 (Faithful Friends)

1 Samuel 19:1-2

Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan was very fond of David and warned him, ‘My father Saul is looking for a chance to kill you. Be on your guard tomorrow morning; go into hiding and stay there.

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1 Samuel 19:3-4

I will go out and stand with my father in the field where you are. I’ll speak to him about you and will tell you what I find out. Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, ‘Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly.

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1 Samuel 19:5

He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it and were glad. Why then would you do wrong to an innocent man like David by killing him for no reason?’

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1 Samuel 19:6-7

Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: ‘As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death.’ So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.

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You are who you are in part due to the people you have called FRIENDS

Let us not overlook the value of faithful friends as part of our SPIRITUAL growth.

First, it helps if they LIKE you.

We have become too focused at times on QUANTITY and lost sight of QUALITY friendships.

Faithful friends earn the right to tell someone what they NEED to hear.

David’s rise in popularity stirred Saul’s JEALOUSY

One test of a faithful friend is they are not threatened by your SUCCESS.

You need someone who has permission to tell you, ‘Be on your GUARD.’

Faithful friends HAVE YOUR BACK.

Jonathan doesn’t stop with warning David, he CONFRONTS his father.

Friends celebrate your VICTORIES and walk with you through TROUBLES.

Jonathan laid aside his AMBITIONS in order to help David achieve his.

Faithful friends keep their PROMISES.

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My Next Step Today is to:( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)( ) Examine how my relationships are impacting my spiritual growth( ) Take a moment to thank someone who has been there for me (call, card…?)( ) Identify if I am keeping people at a distance or have a friend can confide in who can say what I need to hear.( ) Evaluate if I am the type of friend that I want others to be for me.( ) Other________________________