The Most Revered Word - Mother The Most Beautiful Word - Love The Most Bitter Word - Alone The Warmest Word - Friendship Dr. Wilfred Funk

Prov 12:26 NIV 26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Prov 13:20 NKJV 20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful (Psalm 1:1).

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men (Proverbs 4:14).

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them (Proverbs 24:1).

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds (2 John 1:10- 11).

Socrates said; "there is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend." Francis Bacon said, "friendship doubles joys and halves grief’s..." Mark Twain said; "to get the full value out of joy, you must have someone to divide it with..."

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down his friend can help him help. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! " (Ecc. 4:9-10).

Tychicus (A friend who serves God) Onesimus (A friend who was converted) Paul’s Partners Col. 4:7-14

Michael Vick "As I sat in a prison cell, I understood why I was in there. That's bad. You don't want to end up that way. True story: I could see it all coming. I could see it happening. I thought about it. I asked myself, 'Should I stop doing what I was doing?' And I didn't stop. That's having no discipline."

Michael Vick "The best thing for me to do was going to prison, being able to separate myself. I wasn't strong enough to get away from them. I wasn’t strong enough to say, 'We’re not going this direction. I ain't living like this no more. We can't condone this type of activity.' I wasn't strong enough. I needed the legal system to say, 'You all can't be around each other anymore.' That's the situation I created."

Tychicus (A friend who serves God) Onesimus (A friend who was converted) Aristarchus (A friend who is consistent) Mark (A friend who doesn’t hold grudges) Justus (A friend who comforts) Epaphras (A friend who prays) Luke (A friend who is tireless). Paul (A friend who holds you account- able). Paul’s Partners Col. 4:7-14