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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2025 · 30 MIN

Wisdom--Real Friends Don’t Flatter—They Strengthen

from Restoration: Where New Life Begins · host John Baldwin

🎧 Title: Real Friends Don’t Flatter—They Strengthen📚 Series: Walking in Wisdom🗝 Theme: Cultivating Wise, Truthful, and God-Honoring Friendships📖 Key Scriptures: Proverbs 27:6 · Proverbs 29:5 · Job 2–3 · Romans 12:9–10🧭 What kind of friends do you really have? And what kind of friend are you becoming?In a culture of shallow compliments, surface-level connections, and filtered lives, this episode cuts through the noise with biblical clarity and heartfelt truth.Dr. John Baldwin dives into the wisdom of Proverbs and the real-life friendship challenges in the life of Job to answer a vital question:Do your friends flatter you or strengthen you?You’ll discover:Why flattery is a danger to your soul (Proverbs 29:5)How faithful wounds from a friend can bring healing (Proverbs 27:6)What Job’s friends got right—and horribly wrongHow to pursue genuine, love-filled relationships marked by truth (Romans 12:9–10)What it looks like to build godly friendships that last through both joy and sufferingWith insight drawn from Scripture and inspired by the teaching ministry of Dr. John Baldwin, this episode will encourage you to reevaluate your circle and realign your heart with God’s design for friendship.🔥 Whether you’re walking through a storm and need someone to lean on, or you're learning to be that friend for others—this episode is for you.👂 Tune in today and be equipped to grow wiser, love deeper, and strengthen the people God has placed in your life.Support the show

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🎧 Title: Real Friends Don’t Flatter—They Strengthen 📚 Series: Walking in Wisdom 🗝 Theme: Cultivating Wise, Truthful, and God-Honoring Friendships 📖 Key Scriptures: Proverbs 27:6 · Proverbs 29:5 · Job 2–3 · Romans 12:9–10 🧭 What kind of friends do you really have? And what kind of friend are you becoming? In a culture of shallow compliments, surface-level connections, and filtered lives, this episode cuts through the noise with biblical clarity and heartfelt truth. Dr. John Baldwin dives into ...

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