DESPERATERELATIONSHIPS

This week: “Building Strong Friendships” with Bonnie HodgeNext week: “Dating & Spouse Shopping: A Guide to Compatibility” with Doug Doyle

Becoming AStronger FriendInCommunity

#1AnExample ofFriendshipInCommunity

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#2Becoming AFriend Of God

John 15:14 (NIV): You are my friends if you do what I command.

#3AnSymbol ofFriendshipInCommunity

Communion1. Shared time, Shared Food2. Shared experience and memory3. Share Belief and Values

A FewThoughts

1. There is no separation of Belief system and friendship: the sacred and the secular.

2. We are not limited in friendship to the people we know3. We are called Friends of God and should reflect that

friendship as we live our lives in community.