by Oaks Parish
<p><strong>Abiding in Christ Jesus for the renewal of all things.</strong></p>
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July 1, 2024
<p>Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 19</p><p>Quincy Robinson</p>
June 24, 2024
<p>Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 19:1-17</p><p>Bryan Buck</p><p></p><p><strong>Quotes for Reflection</strong></p><p><strong><em>William Blaikie, 1 Samuel </em></strong></p><p>In the case of Jesus Christ, we have all the noble qualities of Jonathan in far higher excellence than his, and we have this further consideration, that for us He has laid down His life, and that none who receive His friendship can ever be separated from His love.”</p><p><strong><em>Jeremey Linneman, Why Do We Feel Lonely at Church? </em></strong></p><p>It’s helpful to think of our daily lives in terms of discipleship patterns, the habits of life we have learned both intentionally and unintentionally. In this broad sense, discipleship is always happening: We become what we consume, as our patterns of life direct and dictate our deepest feelings, thoughts, and motives. We are always being conformed to the heart and personality and lifestyle of another person or system.</p><p><strong><em>C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves</em></strong></p><p>In Friendship…we think we have chosen our peers. In reality, a few years’ difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another, posting to different regiments, the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting—any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, ‘Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,’ can truly say to every group of Christian friends, ‘You have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another.’ The Friendship is not a reward for our discrimination and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each the beauties of all the others. They are no greater than the beauties of a thousand other men; by Friendship God opens our eyes to them. They are, like all beauties, derived from Him, and then, in a good Friendship, increased by Him through the Friendship itself, so that it is His instrument for creating as well as for revealing. At this feast it is He who has spread the board and it is He who has chosen the guests. It is He, we may dare to hope, who sometimes does, and always should, preside. Let us not reckon without our Host.</p><p><strong>Application Questions</strong></p><p>1. Consider someone who’s been a good friend to you. What’s made them a good friend? </p><p>2. How did gospel faith characterize David’s friendship with Jonathan and Michal? </p><p>3. What’s one action you can take this week to cultivate friendship? </p>
June 17, 2024
<p>The Oaks Parish Podcast</p><p>Bryan Buck & Martha Van Houten</p>
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