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GROUP GUIDEHighlands FellowshipBetter Together - FriendshipProverbs 18:24; Proverbs 20:62/23/2020Main PointTrue friendship is to know others as well as being known by others.IntroductionAs your group time begins, use this section to introduce the topic of discussion.What are the top three qualities you look for in a friend?When it comes to making new friends, do you typically take the first step or do you let other people approach you? Why?What would you say is the purpose of friendship?Twenty-five percent of Americans admit they don’t have a single close and trusted friend. That is not how life was designed to be, and it’s definitely not how our relational God created us. We all need to understand the purpose of friendship and seek to make and keep true friends.UnderstandingAsk a volunteer to read Proverbs 18:24 and Proverbs 20:6.The vast majority of people want true friends. Why, then, do you think it’s so hard to find true friends, as Proverbs 20:6 points out?Which is typically your focus in your daily schedule: people or projects? Explain. How does your focus (people or projects) affect your friendships?In this week’s message, friends were described three ways: Circumstantial, Seasonal, and Here to the End. Do you have Circumstantial friends? Why do you consider them a Circumstantial friend? How is your relationship with them? Do you have Seasonal friends? What is your relationship with them? Explain.What about a ‘Here to the End’ friend? How does your interaction with them differ from Circumstantial and Seasonal friends? Explain.ApplicationHelp your group identify how the truths from the Scripture passage apply directly to their lives.Which of the following is hardest for you: taking initiative in friendship, including other people in friendship, sacrificing things for friendship, being vulnerable in friendship, being intentional in making friends, or investing time and attention for friendship? Explain.Would you say your friends help you walk more closely with the Lord? Would your friends say you help them walk more closely with the Lord?Is there a relationship in which you need to work on being a better friend? Is there someone you need to reconcile with or apologize to for the type of friend you’ve been?What steps can you take this week to make Jesus the center of your friendships, the Circumstantial, Seasonal and Here to the End friendships?PrayerLord, we come to say ‘Thank You” for your friendship with us. We thank you that you are always by our side and no matter the good, the bad or the ugly, you don’t leave us. Lord we ask you to give us courage to reach out and make new friends and to be a better friend to those you’ve already placed in our life. We seek friendships so that we might share our walk with Christ with those You put in our life. ................
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