A View of the CrossPart #2 - Through the Eyes of a Friend

The PassageWhen Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" (John 19:26; ESV)

Who?“…the disciple whom Jesus loved…”John 13.23John 20.2John 21.7John 21.20John 21.24

John 13.23

John 20.2

John 21.7

John 21.20

John 21.24

“A Friend Loves…”“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”(Proverbs 17.17;ESV)

“Greater Love…”“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”(John 15.13; ESV)

Our FriendshipWhere does our friendship reside?“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”(James 4.4; ESV)

“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”

Our FriendshipWhere does our friendship reside?“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”(James 4.4; ESV)

“Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”

QuestionsWho do you talk to more, an Earthly friend or your heavenly Friend?What do you talk about?

Who do you talk to more, an Earthly friend or your heavenly Friend?

What do you talk about?

Around the CornerBy Charles Hanson TowneAround the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end;Yet days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone,

Around the CornerBy Charles Hanson TowneAnd I never see my old friend’s face.For life is a swift and terrible race.He knows I like him just as wellAs in the days when I rang his bell

Around the CornerBy Charles Hanson TowneAnd he rang mine. We were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men:Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name.

Around the CornerBy Charles Hanson Towne“Tomorrow,” I say, “I will call on Jimjust to show that I am thinking of him.”But tomorrow comes—and tomorrow goes,And the distance between us grows and grows.

Around the CornerBy Charles Hanson TowneAround the corner!—yet miles away …“Here’s a telegram, Sir,”… “Jim died today.”And that’s what we get and deserve in the end:Around the corner, a vanished friend.* Haddon Robinson, “On Target,” Focal Point.Morgan, R. J. (2000). Nelson's complete book of stories, illustrations, and quotes (electronic ed.) (324). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

A View of the CrossPart #2 - Through the Eyes of a Friend