1. You Need a Friend? Graphical sermon notes by, Rev. Ed Whitman Sunday, June 22, 2014 Evangelical Congregational Church in Dunstable Massachusetts © Copyright 2014 by the author, Rev. Ed Whitman, with permission to freely redistribute.

2. You Need a Friend?

3. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, his friend can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

4. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

5. Ecclesiastes 4: 10 If either of them falls down, his friend can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

6. Joseph Scriven Born Ireland 1819 - 1866 Well-to-do Death of fiancée the day before wedding “Good Samaritan of Port Hope, Canada” Letter of comfort to ailing mother: “May these brief lines remind you of your never-failing Heavenly Friend”

7. Sixth Day of Creation It is not good for the man to be alone Genesis 2:18

8. My Point?  Primary Provision of your redemption: Jesus is supposed to be our Greatest Friend  Secondary Provision: FRIENDS God intends for you to:  Be a friend  Have friends

9. Let’s Pray

10. Four Benefits - PROJECTS 1. Having a friend to share work is more rewarding than working alone  Two are better than one! Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: Verse 9

11. Four Benefits – BREAK-DOWNS 2. Having a friend sure makes a difference in times of distress. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Vs 10  Two are better than one!

12. Four Benefits – ROUGH GOING 3. Having a friend may not change your circumstances…But can sure add warmth to a cold situation. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? V. 11  Two are better than one!

13. Four Benefits – UNDER ATTACK 4. Having a friend provides a greater defense. Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Verse 12  Two are better than one!

14. Ulysses S. Grant

15. John A. Rawlins

16. Aloneness…Fallen Loneliness  TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE ! You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone CEV

17. “I Had a Friend” Charles Kingsley English novelist, poet and clergyman Elizabeth Barrett Browning: To what do you owe your success in so many endeavors?

18. What a Friend We Have in Jesus  You need a friend!  Two are better than one  Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up

19. You Need a Friend ? YOU NEED A FRIEND !