09/06/2026
What kind of friend never abandons you, never takes advantage of you, and gave His life for you? This Sunday's message reminded us that Jesus is that friend -- an abiding, unfailing friend to the outcast, the grieving, the sinner, and the struggling.
From Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth to the weeping sisters at Lazarus's tomb, Jesus met people in their pain and their shame. John 11:35 tells us He wept. He felt it. He still does.
And His friendship is just as real today. He stands with us (2 Timothy 4:17), intercedes for us (Hebrews 7:25), and His word guides us away from self-destruction. But friendship runs both ways -- He said, "You are my friends if you do whatsoever I command you" (John 15:14).
He did the hard part. He hung on a cross, was buried, and rose again -- for you. Come to Him in faith.