“I’d fight a bear for you, dear friend…”

“But not like a Grizzly or a Brown Bear though…”

In general, friendship is a voluntary relationship that can be defined by anything that you want.

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Fellowship is a commitment to the unity of the group, the collective good of the group and the centrality of Christ in the group.

Friendships can be grown and nurtured in the context of a Christian fellowship

Often the difference between flourishing and floundering is the circle we surround ourselves with

Ecclesiastes 4:8a
There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil…

Ecclesiastes 4:8b
yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

Ecclesiastes 4:11
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

Ecclesiastes 4:12
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Often the difference between flourishing and floundering is the circle we surround ourselves with

• Find your circle
• Serve your circle
• Allow your circle to serve you
• Pray for your circle
• Live on mission with your circle
• Celebrate with your circle