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Friends influence one another for better and for worse.

Some friends build up. Others tear down.

The importance of friendships can't be overstated.

And today Pastor Greg Laurie says the importance of selecting our friends wisely can't be overstated either.

Some people bring joy wherever they go. Others bring joy whenever they go.

What kind of friend are you? Because friends really matter.

This is the day when the lost are found.

This is the day for a moment again.

Amazing grace out with the snow.

Again you hear the only angels I see now.

This is the day the day we live again.

God created us as social beings.

We're not wired to be hermits living a reclusive isolated lifestyle.

We're built to engage with others.

But whoever we engage with influences us and we them.

So there's wisdom in choosing our influencers.

Today on a new beginning as we launch a new series on relationships we begin with the most

common relationship we all enjoy. Friendship.

We'll consider one of the Bible's preeminent examples of rewarding friendship.

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