PLEASING GOD THROUGH FRIENDSHIPS PART 8

TEXT- PROVERBS 18:1-9

INTRODUCTION

TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER IN OUR STUDY FROM THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.

OUR TEXT TONIGHT IS FOUND IN PROVERBS 18:1-9 AND THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS, "PLEASING GOD THROUGH FRIENDSHIPS.”

SOLOMON IS STILL SPEAKING TO US ABOUT THE NEED TO BE PLEASING TO THE LORD AND THE MANY WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS IN OUR LIVES.

ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN BE PLEASING TO THE LORD IS BY BEING FRIENDLY TOWARD ONE ANOTHER.

CHAPTER 18 BOTH BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE TOPIC OF FRIENDSHIP.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN BUILD OR MAKE A STRONG FRIENDSHIP IS THE PROPER USE OF OUR TONGUE.

AS WE READ THESE VERSES I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO HIGHLIGHT THE MANY WORDS SOLOMON USES IN REFERENCE TO THE TONGUE OR SPEECH AND SEE HOW THEY ARE CONNECTED TO FRIENDSHIP.

LET’S LOOK NOW AT EIGHT WAYS WE CAN STRENGTHEN OUR FRIENDSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER.