6.22.2008

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"Wise Up About Friendship"
* Everyone wants friendship
- Loneliness biggest emotional issue facing all
- In perfect Eden, still not good for man to be alone
* Be choosy about friends {Prov12:26; 13:20; 1Cor15:33}
- Pick friends based on eternity, affinity, loyalty, & character
- Especially for young ones
* Be committed {Prov18:24}
- Quality over quantity
- Jackie Robinson story
* Be considerate {Prov17:9; 25:20}
* Be confidential {Prov11:13; 16:28; 20:19; 25:9-10}
* Be candid {Prov24:26; 27:5-6; 28:23}
- Compliment in public; correct in private
- Correct when up; comfort when down
- Never correct until open to correction
* Be constructive {Prov27:9, 17}
- Only two choices: build up or tear down (choose former)
* Be consistent {Prov17:17}
* What a friend

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