Jonathan and David's Extraordinary Bond of Brotherhood

Episode Summary. This episode examines the most famous friendship in the Bible the bond between Jonathan and David. We study their example to see how we can enjoy stronger brotherhood connections ourselves, because experiencing such brotherhood bonds has always been God’s intent, as Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 explains.  Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Resource Used for this Episode

• Got Your Back: Helping Christian Men Forge the Brotherhood Connections They Need
• Check 6 Wallet Card Pack 

 For Further Prayerful Thought:

1. What stood out to you the most about Jonathan and David’s friendship?
2. What do you think of Stu Weber’s statement, “something inside us longs for someone to die with…someone to die beside…someone to lock step with. Another man with a heart like our own?” Have you ever had a friend like that?
3. What steps do you need to take to build or to maintain the kind of brotherhood connection David and Jonathan had and Jesus modeled?
4. What can you do to help the other men in the church get out of isolation and into brotherhood connections in the Body of Christ? 

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