Tasking Relationship vs.

Friendship RelationshipI invest so much in serving Jesusthat I often forget what it means to be his friend.

John 15:13-15… Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

A Friend Always Loves You.

Prov. 17:17… “a friend loves at all times.”

A Friend Always Sticks By You

Prov. 18:24… “There is a friendwho sticks closer than a brother.”

Friends Spur One Another On.

Prov. 27:17… “As iron sharpensiron, a friend sharpens a friend.”

A Friend Will Tell You The Truth.

Prov. 27:6… “As iron sharpensiron, a friend sharpens a friend.”

A Friend Is Interested In What Interests You.

Phil 2:4… “Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others”

A Friend Operates On Your Schedule Of Need.

Prov 27:10… “Never abandon a friend… then in your time of need, you won’t have to ask your relatives for assistance”

John 20:24-29… Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!“ But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.“ A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them.

Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe. “Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."