Expectations in Friendships

About this episode

Janet and Leah discuss unspoken expectations in friendships and explore biblical principles for building meaningful relationships.

Have you ever felt hurt by a friend who didn’t meet your expectations, perhaps expectations you may not have voiced? Janet and Leah discuss the subtle but dangerous ways unspoken expectations shape our friendships, explore Scripture’s vision for biblical community built on “one another” commands, and examine what it looks like to pursue friendships for God’s glory rather than personal fulfillment. Drawing on the friendship of David and Jonathan as well as Paul’s relationship with the Philippian church, they point listeners toward Christ as the only friend who truly lacks nothing. ⁠⁠Episode Transcript⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources: Resources/books Friendship Diagram - Gail McGinty One Another Verse List Getting to the Heart of Friendships - Amy Baker Church Membership - Jonathan Leeman Rediscover Church - Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman Relationships: A Mess Worth Making - Paul Tripp Websites Restoration Men’s Ministry Visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joyful Journey website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for our newsletter, view a transcript, and search previous episodes. Emails us with questions or comments atjoyfuljourneyquestions@outlook.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Hosts: Janet, Leah

Topics covered

• friendship expectations
• biblical community
• one another commands
• pursuing friendships
• Christ as friend

Keywords

• friendship
• expectations
• biblical community
• David and Jonathan
• Paul
• one another
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philippian church, Faith Bible Seminary

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