Mark 14:12, 17-20 NIV
12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to
sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us
to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were
reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me—one who is eating with me.” 19 They were saddened, and one by one they
said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?” 20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he
replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.
Friendsgiving is a blend of friend and Thanksgiving, and it refers to a
large meal eaten with friends either on or near Thanksgiving.
Proverbs 18:24 NKJV
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 NIV
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 NASB
“A person of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 recap
o Be friendly to have more friends
o An unreliable friend can ruin you
o Too many friends can ruin you
o … but a good friend is better than family
BIG IDEA: God can help you eat with friends who will hurt you.
1. Don’t Allow the Possibility of Future Hurt to stop Current Fellowship
(v.12, 17)
2. Sit at tables as one who gives more than they take
3. When hurt is looming speak truthfully but sparingly (v.18-20)
4. Be spiritually mature enough to know how to restore relationships
Difference between Judas and Peter:
Judas – Relationship Destroyed
Peter – Relationship Restored
BIG IDEA: God can help you eat with friends who will hurt you.
