The document discusses the characteristics of true friendship through examples from the Bible. It provides several examples of Jesus forgiving people and being friends with them, despite their sins. True friends will forgive mistakes, can relate to each other, introduce people to Christ through their lives, extend help to those in need, and will never abandon each other. Friends can depend on each other and should forgive each other seventy-seven times.

1. Theme: Be a True Friend

4. Upod ini ni Papa Ha Bukid. Paragbantay ha mga Kambing

5. Parag bantayliwat hiya hin Lubi

6. An Pinakakaruyag gud niya an sumakay ha Motor

7. By the following Characteristics we will know what friendship means.

8. F orgives you when you commit mistakes Can R elate with you. I ntroduces Christ to everyone through His life E xtends a hand for those who are in need N ever Leaves You nor Forsake You You can D epend on

10. The Lame Man and his friends Luke 5:20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."(NIV) The sinful Woman Luke 7:48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."(NIV)

11. Matt 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”(NIV)

12. Heb 2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death-- that is, the devil--(NIV) Heb 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-- yet was without sin.(NIV)

13. John 14:6-11 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. (NIV)

14. Isa 53:1-4 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. (NIV)

15. Isa 53:5-6 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (NIV)

16. Moses Encouraged Joshua Deut 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.“ (NIV)

17. He said in… John 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.(NIV) Matt 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."(NIV)

18. In 1969, John Rendall and Ace Bourke saw a lion cub for sale in Harrods. Cramped and lonely in a small cage, they decided to bring it home. A local vicar allowed them to exercise the cub, now named Christian, on the Church grounds but he very quickly became too big for their flat

19. The only thing they could do was to try and reintroduce him to Africa, which they managed to do. A year later they wanted to visit him but were told that he was now the head of his own pride and as such was completely wild and would not remember them.