You Are My Friends

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In The Bride of Frankenstein movie, the monster stumbles into a blind man’s cottage, and they become friends. The only humanity he ever develops is in that cottage, where a person grabs him by the hand and calls him friend. And what it’s saying is that there’s nothing more humanizing than friendship and there’s no pain more horrible than loneliness. In fact, all kinds of studies show that people who have fewer friends die more readily of disease and heart attacks. So as we look at John 15, there are two questions I’d like to ask: 1) why do we need friendship, and 2) how do we meet that need? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on January 19, 1992. Series: Gospel of John, Part 2. Scripture: John 15:9-17. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Gospel and Life podcast.
0:05.8	This month, we've put together a special set of sermons from the nearly three decades that Tim Keller preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.
0:14.9	While this month's sermons cover a variety of scripture passages and topics, each message points to one central truth.
0:22.1	The gospel can change every aspect of your life.
0:25.6	After you listen to today's teaching, we invite you to go online to gospelandlife.com
0:30.2	and sign up for our email updates.
0:32.6	When you sign up, you'll receive our quarterly journal and other valuable gospel-centered
0:36.9	resources.
0:37.9	Subscribe today at gospelandlife.com.
0:45.0	As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.
0:51.9	Now remain in my love.
0:53.2	If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love as I have obeyed my father's commands
0:57.8	and remain in his love.
0:59.7	I have told you this so your joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
1:05.3	My command is this, love each other as I have loved you.
1:09.6	Greater love has no one than this that he lays down his life for his
1:12.8	friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants because a servant
1:19.5	does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends. For everything that I have
1:25.5	learned from my father, I have made known to you,
1:28.6	you did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that
1:33.5	will last. Then the father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command.
1:40.2	Love one another. The key verses are right here.
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