Closer Than a Brother
Proverbs 18:24; Hebrews 13:5–6; 1 Peter 5:7; Romans 8:38–39
Proverbs 18:24 KJV
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself
friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer
than a brother.
1. The Reality of
• It can come from
• It can come from
• Our own
Isaiah 53:3 KJV
3 He is despised and rejected of men; A man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: And we hid as it
were our faces from him; He was despised, and we
esteemed him not.
2. Jesus Never
Hebrews 13:5–6 KJV
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have: for he
hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper,
and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV
8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he
will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither
forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: Be not dismayed;
for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will
help thee; Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand
of my righteousness.
Matthew 27:46 KJV
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
3. Jesus Always
1 Peter 5:7 KJV
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for
you.
Psalm 34:17–18 KJV
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And
delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken
heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
John 14:16–18 KJV
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth
him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
4. Jesus
Romans 8:38–39 KJV
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jeremiah 31:3 KJV
3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying,
Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:
Therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Ephesians 3:17–19 KJV
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that
ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is
the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God.