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Guest Speaker Guest Speaker Wes Friesen Wes Friesen Jesus: The Ultimate BFF Jesus: The Ultimate BFF! (Best Friend Forever) (Best Friend Forever)

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Guest Speaker Wes Friesen. Jesus: The Ultimate BFF! (Best Friend Forever). Principle # 1: We all need FRIENDS!. Principle #2: Some best friends have DIFFERENT backgrounds. Jesus = Supreme in all the Universe (Holy, sinless and always good) Me (and You) = Sinners - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Guest SpeakerGuest SpeakerWes FriesenWes Friesen

Jesus: The Ultimate BFF!Jesus: The Ultimate BFF!(Best Friend Forever)(Best Friend Forever)

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Principle # 1: Principle # 1: We all need We all need FRIENDS!FRIENDS!

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Principle #2: Principle #2: Some best friends have Some best friends have DIFFERENTDIFFERENT backgrounds.backgrounds.

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Jesus = Jesus = SupremeSupreme in all the Universe in all the Universe (Holy, sinless and always good)(Holy, sinless and always good)

Me (and You) = Me (and You) = Sinners Sinners (not Holy, sinless and always good)(not Holy, sinless and always good)

YETYETJesus gladly wore the label “Friend of Sinners”Jesus gladly wore the label “Friend of Sinners”

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Principle # 3: Principle # 3: JESUSJESUS is the is the ultimate BFF! Why?ultimate BFF! Why?

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Jesus is the loving, caring, compassionate and understanding

“Son of Man”

AND

Jesus is also the all-knowing, always present and all-powerful “Son of God”

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Jesus is with us 24-7Jesus is with us 24-7

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Case Study: Case Study: LazarusLazarus

John 11:17-44 John 11:17-44 We see Jesus the “Son of Man” We see Jesus the “Son of Man” and Jesus the “Son of God” in and Jesus the “Son of God” in action.action.

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LAZARUS TOMB TODAYLAZARUS TOMB TODAY

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Principle # 4: How do we Principle # 4: How do we start a start a PERSONAL PERSONAL friendship relationship friendship relationship with Jesus?with Jesus?

By believing and receiving His By believing and receiving His offer of relationship!offer of relationship!

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Romans 3:23Romans 3:23 - - For all have For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of sinned and fall short of the glory of God.God.Romans 6:23Romans 6:23 - - For the wages of For the wages of sin is death, BUT the gift of God is sin is death, BUT the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord. II Corinthians 5:21II Corinthians 5:21 - - God made God made Him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin Him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.become the righteousness of God.John 1:12John 1:12 - ... - ...to all who received to all who received Him, to those that believe in His Him, to those that believe in His name, He gave the right to become name, He gave the right to become children of God.children of God.

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Principle # 5: How do we Principle # 5: How do we GROWGROW in our relationship in our relationship with Jesus?with Jesus?

We develop our relationship with We develop our relationship with Jesus by Jesus by lovelove, , faithfaith and and obedienceobedience..

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...was not our ancestor ...was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the offered his son Isaac on the alter?...Abraham believed alter?...Abraham believed God...and he was called God’s God...and he was called God’s friend.friend.

James 2:20-James 2:20-2323

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As the Father has loved me, so As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so His love. I have told you this so that my joy may be complete. My that my joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that he lay has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. down his life for his friends.

John 15:9-John 15:9-1515

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You are my friends if you do what I You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does servants, because a servant does not know his masters business. not know his masters business. Instead, I have called you friends, Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I have learned for everything that I have learned from my Father I have made from my Father I have made known to you.known to you.

John 15:9-John 15:9-1515

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Take It Take It Away...Away...Jesus wants to be our #1 Jesus wants to be our #1

BFF BFF – – and is the very best friend we and is the very best friend we can ever dream of. It’s up to us can ever dream of. It’s up to us to accept His offer of a personal to accept His offer of a personal friendship with the living God friendship with the living God man – a friendship that starts man – a friendship that starts

now and lasts for all of eternity!now and lasts for all of eternity!