Becoming a Friend of Jesus | Pastor Dick Brogden | Revival Sunday Venture Church

What does it mean to be a friend of Jesus?

In this Revival Sunday message, Pastor Dick Brogden challenges us to see missions not just as something the church supports, but as a response to friendship with Jesus.

Teaching from John 15, Pastor Dick reminds us that Jesus has called us His friends, trusted us with His mission, and invited us to participate in bringing the gospel to the nations. With billions of people still unreached and thousands of people groups with little or no access to the gospel, the call of God is still urgent.

This message unpacks what it means to give friendship back to Jesus by encouraging Him, defending Him, standing with Him, sharing His heart, and stewarding the trust He has placed in us. Pastor Dick also reminds us that God does not need perfect people to accomplish His mission. He uses weak, willing, Spirit-filled people who spend time with Jesus, humble themselves in prayer, and say yes to His call.

Whether you are called to go, give, pray, support, or take a first step toward missions, this message is a powerful reminder that Jesus is worthy of our whole lives.

If this message encouraged you, share it with someone who needs to be reminded that God can use them to make Jesus known.

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Timestamps

0:00 – YouTube Welcome from Pastor Brandon

0:18 – Invitation to Revival Night

0:42 – Introducing Pastor Dick Brogden

1:28 – Live Dead and the Mission to the Unreached

1:55 – John 15:11–16

3:29 – Love, Missions, and the Great Commission

3:55 – Fulfilling the Great Commission and the Great Commandments

4:20 – Understanding People Groups

5:14 – What Is an Unreached People Group?

5:40 – Frontier and Unengaged People Groups

6:32 – Trolling for Apostles

7:14 – Jesus Calls Us Friends

8:16 – Saint John in Exile

9:02 – Does God Need Our Friendship?

10:06 – The Wonder of Being a Friend of God

10:55 – Giving Friendship to Jesus

11:18 – Encouraging Our Friend Jesus

12:18 – Defending Our Friend Jesus

13:29 – Standing with Jesus

14:56 – The Cost of Standing with Jesus

16:07 – Offering Consolation to Jesus

16:25 – The Unreached World and the Heart of Jesus

17:24 – Friendship and Trust

18:13 – Jesus Has Trusted Us with His Mission

18:35 – The Mission Story of Scripture

19:45 – Trusted to Evangelize the World

20:13 – You Did Not Choose Me, But I Chose You

20:45 – God Uses the Weak and Foolish

21:43 – God’s Spirit Lives in You

22:27 – The Power of the Holy Spirit Will Come Upon You

22:58 – How Can We Be Missionaries?

23:19 – Peter, John, and Being with Jesus

24:16 – God Uses Ordinary People

24:56 – The Assemblies of God and Missions

25:21 – Azusa Street and Humble Beginnings

26:34 – Humbling Ourselves in Prayer

27:24 – Power to Witness and Power for Holiness

28:26 – Living by the Holy Spirit

29:15 – Why We Need the Spirit

29:41 – Stewarding the Trust of Jesus

30:05 – Is Jesus Not Worthy?

31:00 – The Privilege of Missions

31:59 – How We Respond

32:20 – Giving Generously to Missions

32:51 – Called to Go

33:20 – How Do You Want Me to Be Your Friend?

34:04 – Moment of Prayer

35:08 – Closing Prayer

35:56 – Ways to Respond

36:32 – Kingdom Builders and Missions

37:11 – Sending Blessing

37:37 – YouTube Outro