{"id":12743,"date":"2020-08-02T03:18:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/?post_type=sermon&#038;p=12743"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T22:49:56","slug":"how-to-be-an-authentic-friend","status":"publish","type":"sermon","link":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/sermon\/how-to-be-an-authentic-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be an Authentic Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello Friends. I was reading an article on a website out of the UK (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/coronavirus\/nurturing-our-relationships-during-coronavirus-pandemic\">https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/coronavirus\/nurturing-our-relationships-during-coronavirus-pandemic<\/a>) about the importance of human interaction in coping with the isolation due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The author of the article states \u201cFive quick tips for nurturing healthy relationships.\u201d It states that we should proactively: \u201cGive time, Be present, Listen, Let yourself be listened to, and Recognise unhealthy relationships.\u201d&nbsp; Not bad advice.&nbsp; The truth is BEING an authentic friend is an important life skill all the time, especially during the broadest and most life-altering pandemic in our life time in the United States. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Sunday August 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, I will once again be preaching from the Book of Proverbs,&nbsp; and once again we will be seeing how \u201cGod\u2019s How-to Manual\u201d gives us excellent advice for living wisely.&nbsp; <strong>This time my sermon is titled, \u201cHOW TO <u>BE<\/u> AN AUTHENTIC FRIEND.\u201d&nbsp; You can worship with us at 11 AM (PST) on our YouTube Channel here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fpaBemvpwzw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fpaBemvpwzw<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve Got a Friend in Me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/fpaBemvpwzw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sermon-Guide-How-to-be-an-Authentic-Friend.docx\">Sermon-Guide-How-to-be-an-Authentic-Friend<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sermon-Guide-How-to-be-an-Authentic-Friend.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Church-Bulletin-20200802.pdf\">Church-Bulletin-20200802<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Church-Bulletin-20200802.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an authentic friend is an important life skill all the time, especially during the broadest and most life-altering pandemic in our life time in the United States.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","categories":[34],"tags":[40,84],"speaker":[],"class_list":["post-12743","sermon","type-sermon","status-publish","hentry","category-sermons","tag-book-of-proverbs","tag-pastor-eric-kuykendall"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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