12 Ways to Sustain Successful Friendships ~ Part 2Family Worship CenterRev. Mark Schwarzbauer, Ph.D.
Matthew 7:24-27 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Matthew 7:24-27 26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
German proverb (loses the jingle in translation)
"Eigen-lob stinkt, Freundes Lob hinkt, fremdes Lob klingt," "Self-praise stinks,
friends' praise limps, strangers' praise sounds."
Fundamental Techniques in handling people
Fundamental Techniques in handling people
Dale Carnegies “How to win friends and influence people.”
• Don’t criticize, condemn or complain
• Give honest sincere appreciation.
• Arouse in the other person an eager want.
10. Golden Rule- Pay it forward
Matthew 7:12 “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the
Law and the Prophets.”
Golden Rule ~ ethic of reciprocity • A. The Bible is different from other
ancient codes like Hammurabi, Ancient Greece, Hinduism etc. These express the ethic in a negative of don’t do to others what you don’t want done to you.
• B. Jesus expressed it as a positive instead ~
“Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them…”
• C. Jesus Calls us to PAY IT FORWARD
Matthew 7:24-27 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Matthew 7:24-27 26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”