1) Friendship forged

• 1 Samuel 18: 1-4

2) Friendship exemplified A) Friends reveal secrets to each other

• 1 Samuel 20: 1

B) Friends give each other the benefit of the doubt

• 1 Samuel 20: 4

C) Friends serve each other

• 1 Samuel 20: 8
• 1 Samuel 20: 13-15

D) Friends defend each other in their absence

• 1 Samuel 20: 30-31
• 1 Samuel 20: 32

3) Friendship followed

• John 15: 15
• Luke 22: 32
• Luke 12: 37