Friend of God

“And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to

him for righteousness.’ And he was called the friend of God.”

James 2:23 NKJV

1. A FRIEND OF GOD SHARES THE SAME HEART OF GOD!

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”

John 15:4 NKJV

2. A FRIEND OF GOD IS OBEDIENT TO THE WORD AND OBLIVIOUS TO THE WORLD!

“And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments.”

1 John 2:3 NLT

“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with

God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”

James 4:4 NKJV

3. A FRIEND OF GOD HAS A HEART OF REPENTANCE NOT A HEART OF RESENTMENT!

“Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend...”

Exodus 3:11 NLT

“Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God...”

Luke 3:8 NLT

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1) Which of the 3 bullet points need the most work in your life? Share.

2) Why do you think obedience is so important to God? How does this make you a “Friend

of God”? Share.

3) What is something you took away from this message? Share.

4) Which message of the “Kingdom Friends" series stood out to you the most? Why?