Friends: The Real Ones

Passion City Church DC Podcast

Passion City Church

Washington Dc, Religion & Spirituality, Benstuart, Sermons, Passioncitychurch Dc, Passion, Messages, Church, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What does the character of a good friend look like? This week, as we continue in our Friends series, Pastor Ben Stuart tackles the difficult question of what a true friendship should look like. Walking us through the book of Proverbs, Pastor Ben shows us what the wisdom literature has to say about how to be a good friend and how to discern if our friendships are healthy and God-honoring. Key Verses // Proverbs

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Passion City Church DC Podcast.
0:05.0	To learn more about Passion City Church,
0:07.0	including our gathering times in Atlanta and Washington, DC,
0:10.0	visit us online at passioncitychurch.com.
0:13.0	Today's talk comes from Pastor Ben Stewart.
0:17.0	We've been talking about friends because there is a renewed cultural interest in friendship
0:24.0	because statistically speaking,
0:26.0	we are having a hard time today in America forging true and lasting friendships.
0:32.0	It's interesting, there's an article that MIT sends to international students
0:39.0	on how to interpret American friendship.
0:42.0	I just thought as we began today, you'd be curious to hear that.
0:45.0	How does the Massachusetts Institute of Technology warn international students
0:51.0	about their attempts to befriend you and me?
0:55.0	Have you ever been confused about how quote,
0:58.0	friendship is defined in the American culture?
1:01.0	Americans often call other people their friend very easily.
1:04.0	It's a term used loosely, perhaps because the English language does not offer any viable alternatives.
1:10.0	The usage of friendship may be very different in your country.
1:14.0	An analogy that struck a chord with many international students
1:17.0	is the comparison of Americans to peaches and other nationalities to coconuts.
1:24.0	Americans are soft on the outside, meaning they're easy to approach.
1:31.0	But the pit is harder, it's harder to get to know an American really well
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