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Acts Series #45
Back to the Beginning
When Church was Church
*A Real Friend*
*Acts 27:1-4*
As you know, we've been following the development of the early church.
We've been following Paul as his desire to go to Rome is fulfilled by the pathway of imprisonment, trial, an appeal to Caesar's court.
He's spent a few years in Caesarea under the scrutiny of Governors Felix and Festus and King Agrippa.
So, they find a ship heading to Rome and here we pick up our story
*Read 27:1-4*
Now this might seem a little strange topic for today.
But as I first began to read this part of the story something little jumped out at me.
This is a big story and adventure.
But there was something that we might miss and can't really afford to miss.
What would you have done in this part of the story if you knew Paul?
Well, we'd have put him on the prayer chain right?
That's a good thing to do, and I'm glad that we have one.
Perhaps we'd have sent him letters or care packages while in prison in Caesarea.
We would have prayed that the Lord would get him free.
We would have prayed for a safe trip, for pleasant treatment by his soldiers.
Perhaps we would have seen him down to the Gangplank and then through tears and prayers, we would send him on, shaking our heads at the shame of it all, we would turn and go back to our normal lives.
Isn't that what friends do?
Well perhaps some do, but there are deeper friends.
There are some radical friends in these verses.
Luke, and Aristarchus prayed for Paul, the encouraged Paul, they went with him down to the gangplank, but they GOT ON THE SHIP!
To be a church like Heaven, we need some people who are willing to GET ON THE SHIP!
People that will go deeper than surface relationships that never get down to really meet one another's needs.
*1.
4 Acts of Friendship in these verses*
*A.*
*Luke* - Paul's friend, companion, historian, physician - imprisoned by employment and by friendship
*B.*
*Aristarchus* - a native of Thessalonica, traveled with Paul to Ephesus, to Jerusalem and now on to Rome on this prison ship.
In Ephesus he and Gaius were seized by a Mob.
Paul called him a "fellow prisoner" in Col 4:10 … but he was not arrested he was a prisoner by choice, a prison because of friendship - a friend connected by the deliverance of the gospel.
Paul and most likely led him to Christ and he felt indebted to Christ through Paul
*C.* *Believers* at *Sidon* -
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cared for his needs -
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a friend on the spot, when needed -
3.
A need comes up that we weren't expecting.
Someone drops on our doorstep, what do we do.
4.
The church at Sidon couldn't possibly have known that Paul was coming, but when they found out, they put everything on hold and
*D.*
*Julius* -
1.
Now, I am not saying that Julius was a Christian, because we don't know that.
2.
However, Julius was a friend out of the natural course,
3.
a friend to the level the circumstances allowed.
A Church Full of Real Friends wow, what would that be like?
A fellowship of 150-200 Real Friends … what would THAT be like?
Heaven?
Gomer Pyle - "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver, the other is gold."
Well I wanted a little better answers to what a friend is … so …
I emailed some of the people in my life, from different walks of life and different places and asked them to fill in the blank … A Real Friend …
I got a some replies back
"A real friend for me can be summed with a few words …
Shared Life … a well worn glove, a loving long time pet, the feel of a book thickened by its well turned pages
Comfortable … silence is accepted as the space for presence
Believable … no flattery, genuine compliments with lots of specifics, when they believe in you … you can believe what comes out of them."
Jerry Edmonson
"A friend is someone who is an advocate for you, both spiritually and in everyday life.
A friend always has your best interests at heart, even when delivering unpleasant information or disagreeing with you.
Though you may argue, you know that you can count on this person for help anytime you need it."
/Take care,/
/David A. Mayhew/
"I will give it some thought and write later.
Are dads counted as friends?"
Dad
"They CAN be, but are not necessarily.
Hence scripture says "there is one who sticks closer than a brother".
Brothers, Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, etc. are family and thus close, but that doesn't mean that they are friends.
You don't choose to be family but you choose to be a friend.
Christ MADE us but he CHOSE to be our friend" - Jim
"I choose to also be a friend"
Dad
"A real friend: One who is a servant to you and in a sense a slave.
They serve your interests and not their own and they see themselves as belonging to you and not you to them.
Now that is my definition of a real friend, however I am not that kind of friend."
Aaron
"A REAL FRIEND is…
·1 /involved/ without being /intrusive/
·2 /helpful/ but not /heavy-handed/
·3 /empathetic/ without being an /enabler/
·4 /truthful// /but not /tactless/."
/ David Tolliver/
"Pastor Jim:
A real friend is someone who candidly speaks freely to each other and who tells the other what they need to hear when they need to hear it without worrying about destroying the friendship.
He~/she have earned the privilege of being a real friend because of the bond of love and mutual respect that has developed and is exclusive.
A real friend isn't necessarily somebody you see everyday or week, but a real friend has managed to be placed in our heart by He who knows what a real friend is.
His name is Jesus, and He is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
I am so glad that I lived long enough to establish me a few real friends.
Be Blessed and highly favored,"
Doc,
Your real friend
"A real friend....doesn't say "if I can help, let me know".
A real friend looks for ways to help during the tough times and simply does it.
Jesus didn't wait for the woman at the well to spell out her needs....He already knew them.
A real friend is someone that can be counted on...whether they are needed at 2:00 in the afternoon or 2:00 in the morning.
A real friend is someone who can keep needs and concerns confidential, and not give in to the temptation to spread gossip."
Brad
"A true friend is someone who gently take you by the hand and never lets go.
They squeeze during scary times, pat when you are sad, and raise hands together when victorious"
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