Winning In Relationships | Herbert Cooper - Audio

1 Corinthians 9:24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! (NLT) <br><br> Ecclesiastes 4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (NIV) <br><br> Proverbs 18:24 There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 12:26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. (NIV) <br><br> 3 Qualities of a Winning Friend Mark 2:2–5 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3  four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. 4  They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5  Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” (NLT) <br><br> 1. Winning friends help you through challenges Proverbs 18:24 There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. (NIV) <br><br> Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. (NIV) <br><br> Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV) <br><br> Ruth 1:16   But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. (NIV) <br><br> 2. Winning friends make you better <br><br> 1. They make you better because they believe in you <br><br> 2. They make you better because they give you wise counsel Proverbs 27:9 The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. (NLT) <br><br> 3. They make you better because they sharpen you Pr