New Friends

After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David. —1 Samuel 18:1 (NLT)

Friends Overlook Differences

Friends Are Willing to Get Involved

Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David, 2 told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding place out in the fields. 3 I’ll ask my father to go out there with me, and I’ll talk to him about you. Then I’ll tell you everything I can find out.” —1 Samuel 19:1-3 (NLT)

Friends Build Each Other Up

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. —1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT)

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. —Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)

Friends Overlook Differences
Friends Are Willing to Get Involved
Friends Build Each Other Up

He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. —Ephesians 4:16 (NLT)