1 Samuel 20:1-2 (NLT) David now fled . . . and found Jonathan. “What have I done?” he exclaimed. “What is my crime? How have I offended your father that he is so determined to kill me?” “That’s not true!” Jonathan protested. “You’re not going to die. He always tells me everything he’s going to do, even the little things. I know my father wouldn’t hide something like this from me. It just isn’t so!
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I. Loyalty gives you a to be
1. David is
2. Jonathan
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II. Loyalty seeks in the midst of
1. Disagreement is
2. Disagreement can be
Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) as iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
1 Samuel 20:3 (NLT) Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won’t tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death!
Proverbs 20:6 (NLT)Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?
1 Samuel 20:4 (NLT) Tell me what I can do to help you,” Jonathan exclaimed.
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III. Loyalty stays when it becomes
1. Loyalty costs
2. Loyalty costs
1 Samuel 20:8 (NLT) Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend—for we made a solemn pact before the Lord—or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don’t betray me to him!”
1 Samuel 20:30 (NLT) Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!
3. Loyalty costs
Proverbs 17:17 (LB) A true friend is always faithful and born for adversity.
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IV. Loyalty keeps its for the
1. Create
2. bind us beyond the
1 Samuel 20:41-42 (NLT) As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David. At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name. The Lord is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town.
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