3 Types of Friendships

• Acquaintances, Close, Intimate

Building Blocks of True Friendship

• Commitment

“When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself. Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house. Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself. Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.” 1 Samuel 18:1-4 CSB

            “A man who has friends must himself be friendly…” Proverbs 18:24a NKJV

• Support(1 Samuel 19:1-7)

“…there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24b CSB

• Encouragement(1 Samuel 20, 23:15-18)

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.” Proverbs 17:17 CSB

• Depth(1 Samuel 31:2, 2 Samuel 1:26)

• Jesus

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s 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.” John 15:13-15 NIV 

“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Proverbs 27:17 NLT