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Encourage One Another. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. We need daily encouragement, Heb. 3:12-13; 10:24 We all have times of discouragement, doubt and fear, 1 Ths. 3:1-5 Encourage : To give comfort, exhort, strengthen, to plead and to warn Love, mercy, goodness, patience, 1 Ths. 5:14-15
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Encourage One Another 1 Thessalonians 5:11
We need daily encouragement, Heb. 3:12-13; 10:24 • We all have times of discouragement, doubt and fear, 1 Ths. 3:1-5 • Encourage: To give comfort, exhort, strengthen, to plead and to warn • Love, mercy, goodness, patience, 1 Ths. 5:14-15 • God comforts us so we may comfort others, 2 Cor. 1:3-5 Introduction
Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. • (1 Ths. 5:11) Ways to Encourage One Another
Out of singular devotion to Christ, Matt. 6:21-23 • Focus on God’s work and power • See the salvation of God with eyes of faith, Exo. 14:13; 2 Cor. 5:7 • When we focus on our troubles . . . We sink! Matt. 14:27-30 Encourage One Another
By urging each other to trust in God, Heb. 13:5-6 • By emphasizing faithfulness to the Lord, Acts 14:21-22; 15:41; 18:23 • By promoting godly living, obedient service and faithful worship Encourage One Another
By using the word of God as our tool and our guide, 1 Cor. 2:1-5 • Not man’s wisdom, 1 Tim. 4:13 • God’s word of exhortation, Heb. 13:22 • Strengthens us, Acts 15:32 Encourage One Another
By helping each other physically as well as spiritually, Matt. 25:34-40 • The sick, poor, etc. – A helping hand • Spiritual needs, Jude 20-23 • We are family (brethren), Gal. 6:2; Jas. 5:19-20; 1 Jno. 3:16-18; 1 Pet. 2:17 Encourage One Another
Qualities we need to encourage • Generosity, 4:37 • Unselfishness, 4:37 (5:1-2) • Devotion, 11:22 • Spiritual perception, 11:23 (Phil. 2:3-4) • Goodness, 11:24 • Full of the Holy Spirit and faith, 11:24 (Eph. 5:18) Barnabas: Son of EncouragementActs 4:36-37; 11:21-24
Spiritual obligation to use our opportunities to encourage, Eph. 4:16 • A kind word, a smile, a teaching, an acknowledgement of others • An attempt to rescue from sin • An offer and act to help meet a need • Look for our opportunities Barnabas: Son of EncouragementActs 4:36-37; 11:21-24
Spiritual obligation to use our opportunities to encourage, Eph. 4:16 • Cannot be done in isolation, silence and a lack of interest in others • Every act of encouragement is seen and rewarded by the Master, Matt. 10:41-42 Barnabas: Son of EncouragementActs 4:36-37; 11:21-24
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