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20 Monday Aug 2018
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Jesus Friend Request
The Master Jesus the Messiah gave us the definition of a true friend: “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:13-15).
Jesus is my example of the pure model of a true friend, for He laid down His life for His “friends.”
Now that is some very good news. I’m shouting out about that!
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