In this TGC Classic message recorded at TGCW16, Tim Keller explores the concept of friendship with God as taught in the psalms. He highlights five ways Scripture teach us to cultivate God’s friendship. No other religion offers friendship with God or the chance to be truly human through knowing the ultimate friend, Jesus.
In This Episode
00:00 – Understanding prayer in the psalms
02:35 – The concept of friendship with God
04:04 – Biblical evidence of friendship with God
07:07 – The doctrine of the Trinity and creation
09:24 – The history of redemption as a cosmic act of friendship
17:02 – Cultivating friendship with God
19:09 – The role of the Bible in friendship with God
29:11 – Experiencing God’s presence
33:41 – Meditating on Jesus’s death as an act of friendship
38:53 – Conclusion and prayer
Resources Mentioned:
- The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis
- Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by David Martin Lloyd-Jones
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