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I will not doubt, though all my ships at sea come drifting home with broken masts and sails; I shall believe the hand which never fails, from seeming evil worketh good to me. And, though I weep because those sails are battered, still will I cry, while my best hopes lie shattered, "I trust in thee."

 


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A Special Friendship

By Steve Casebolt

(2 Tim 4:6-9 NKJV)  “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. .... Be diligent to come to me quickly.”

Apart from our parents our friends probably influence us more than anyone else. For that reason, Paul warns of the danger of keeping the wrong kind of company. (1 Cor 15:33) We can also see the beauty of the proper kind of association that is manifested m the relationship he sustained with Timothy. When the crisis of life knocks at our door from time to time, most of us want someone to stand by us and share the burden. For Christians, this “someone" is generally a comrade in the gospel who is a spiritual strength ant influence in our lives.

The friendship of David and Jonathan aptly illustrates this principle.  As Saul was attempting to murder David because of jealously, David had to flee to the wilderness to escape a cruel death from his own king, whom he had loyally served. David was hiding out in the woods. No doubt, Saul's envy made this a very distressful time for David. The Scriptures reveal that at this point, “Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.” (1 Sam 23:16)

What more can one Christian do for another?? Those who are genuinely devoted to Christ and have nurtured a love for spiritual things generally develop a strong spiritual bond with someone of the same persuasion and conviction. It is a natural sequence: “.. everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.” (1 John 5:1 NKJV)

A struggling soldier of the cross can find no greater friend than his beloved brother who will talk to him about spiritual things, share with him inspired words of God, and pay with him to a God at whose throne they both bow.

Another  way to express the same thought: a Christian can find no greater friend than the friend who will strengthen his hand in God. David had such a friend in Jonathan. Paul found such a friend in Timothy.

Have you found a friend like that? Are you a friend like that?

 

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The Preachers of Doubt
I Was Wrong
 

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Student Sunday Night Home Study and Singing

 

 

The Local Church -- Hospital or Hotel by Blake Edwards - Nov 7, 2010
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Overcoming Loneliness
by Larry Rouse - Oct 24, 2010

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"For Such a Time as This" by Seth Buchanan - Oct 10, 2010
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"For Such Were Some of You" by Tim Stevens - Sept 26, 2010
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Awake O Sleeper by Blake Edwards - Sept 12, 2010
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Overcoming Habitual Sin
by Larry Rouse - Sept 7, 2010

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Recent Sermons:

Question Night - Nov, 2010

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The Power of a Relationship

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Fellowship and Baptism

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The Power of Trust

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Appealing to the Angels

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Capernaum - A study of Lost Opportunity

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Three Generations

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The Hidden Person of the Heart (1 Pt 3:4)

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Modesty - God Cares About How We Dress by Jonathan Perz

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University church of Christ

 

Assembly Times

 Sunday

   Bible Classes (9:30)

   AM Worship (10:20)

   PM Worship (6:00 pm)

 Wednesday

   Bible Classes
(7:00 PM)

 

Location

449 North Gay Street

Auburn, AL 36830

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Overcoming the Present Apostasy

Sermon Series by Larry Rouse

Piscataway, NJ Nov 20-22, 2009

 

 

Friday Night 7:30

Lesson1 - How Do We View the Bible?

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Saturday Night 7:30

Lesson 2 - How do we View the World?

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Sunday Morning 9:15
Lesson 3 - How do we View God's Order for Leadership?

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Sunday Morning 10:00
Lesson 4 - How Do We View the Local Church?

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Sunday Morning 11:00
Lesson 5 - How Do We View God's Instruction on Fellowship

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The Auburn Beacon - Oct. 10, 2010 Edition

The Auburn Beacon - Oct. 3,, 2010 Edition

The Auburn Beacon - Sept 26, 2010 Edition

The Auburn Beacon - Sept 19, 2010 Edition

The Auburn Beacon - Sept 12, 2010 Edition


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