Sermon Topic: Friendship

I, Tertius, Salute You

Date: February 13th, 1955  |  Scripture: Romans 16:23  |  Topics: Discipleship, Friendship, Heroes, Women

Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.


Being for the People to God-ward

Date: February 15th, 1959  |  Scripture: Exodus 18:19  |  Topics: Example, Fellowship, Friendship, Moses, Prayer

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:


David and Jonathan

Date: February 12th, 1961  |  Scripture: 1 Samuel 18-20  |  Topics: David, Friendship, Saul

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. And David wentContinue Reading


Tears of Repentance

Date: July 13th, 1969  |  Scripture: Luke 22:54-62  |  Topics: Despair, Forgiveness, Friendship, Grace, Peter, Sin

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.Continue Reading


In Pictures of Silver

Date: October 5th, 1969  |  Scripture: Proverbs 25:11  |  Topics: FBC-Dallas, Friendship, Ministry, Youth

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.


Jesus, Friend of Sinners

Date: April 4th, 1976  |  Scripture: Luke 19:7  |  Topics: Comfort, Compassion, Friendship, Jesus, Son of Man

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.


Ittai: A Friend for Life

Date: April 26th, 1981  |  Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:18-22  |  Topics: Character, Faithfulness, Friendship, Loyalty

And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thyContinue Reading


Standing In The Breach

Date: June 2nd, 1985  |  Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30  |  Topics: Friendship, Overcomer, Power, Prayer

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.


Standing In The Breach

Date: June 2nd, 1985  |  Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30  |  Topics: Friendship, Overcomer, Power, Prayer

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.


The Church Washed in the Loutron

Date: March 23rd, 1986  |  Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33  |  Topics: Biographical, Christ, Church, Ecclesiology, Friendship, Tithe

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the LContinue Reading