All Time Friends

“A friend loves at all times...”

Proverbs 17:17 NKJV

1. THEY’RE LOYAL TO THE PERSON AND NOT THE POSITION!

“But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me.’”

Ruth 1:16-17 NKJV

2. THEY’LL SHARE THE LOAD AND BEAR THE BURDEN!

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

Galatians 6:2 NKJV

“Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.”

Exodus 17:12 NLT

3. THEY’LL LEAD YOU TO THE CROSS NO MATTER THE COST!

“And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven you.’”

Mark 2:4-5 NKJV

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1) Out of the three stories discussed, which one best describes your “All Time Friends” in your life? (Are they Ruth, Aaron and Hur, or the 4 friends?) Share why.

2) Would you consider yourself an “All Time Friend”? Why or why not? Share.

3) What other qualities best describe an “All Time Friend”? What other biblical examples/stories?

4) What is something you took away from the message that wasn’t already discussed?