This provides a brilliant excuse to watch a clip from Friends
[Show a clip from Friends]
Some of us might have lots of friends, some just one or two
Whatever…friends are important to all of us.
What sort of words would you use to describe a good friend?
How would you describe a bad friend?
[Write down the
responses on the white board]
I guess that all of us try to be a good friend to the people we know
However, if your anything like me you sometime mess things up
Say the wrong thing
Upset people
Take people of granted
The Bible bit
Here are a few things that the Bible has to say (discus each one):
Accept one another (Romans 15:7)
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other (Ephesians 4:32)
Love one another deeply from the heart (1 Peter 1:22)
Pray for each other (James 5:16)
Conclusion
I would like us to finish tonight by praying for our friends
I’m going to give you two pieces of paper (strips of coloured paper
that have the words "I
pray for...." written on them):
One the first piece of paper I want you to write down the name of
someone you think of as been a really good friend
On the other piece of paper I want you to write down the names of some people you want
to get to know better, find difficult or somebody fallen out with
When you have done that, we’re going to staple them all together and
make a "prayer chain"
[Do the prayer chain thing! - loop them together using a stapler]
