True Friendship

A Man After God’s Own Heart
Lessons from the Life of David
Part 3: True Friendship

1. They had a lot in common (18:1), but most especially a strong faith in the Lord (1 Sam. 14:6, 17:26, 45-46)

2. They had the closest of human relationships in that it was based on godly love (18:1, 2 Sam. 1:26)

3. They entered into a covenant with each other & each other’s family (18:3-4, 20:12-17, 42, 23:17-18)

4. They warned each other of coming troubles even when confrontation was uncomfortable (19:1-3)

5. They worked together on plans to survive the troubles that came their way (19:3-6, 20:18-23)

6. They spoke favorably about each other even behind each other’s backs (19:4-5, 2 Samuel 1:17-27)

7. They listened to each other even when one of them didn’t seem to be making sense (20:2-4)

8. They pointed each other toward the Lord, especially in the toughest of times (23:15-18)

9. They grieved with/over each other in life and in death (20:34, 41, 2 Samuel 1:11-12, 17-27)

10. They went to the extreme in keeping their promises to one another (2 Samuel 9:1-13, 21:12-14)