Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] help, support

Hear Our Praises Reuben Morgan 1998 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 56448

Hear Our Praises Used by Permission CCLI 56448 Reuben Morgan 1998 Hillsong Publishing CCLI 56448 4 / 4

Hear Our Praises Reuben Morgan 1998 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 56448

Hear Our Praises Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah hallelujah Reuben Morgan 1998 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 56448

Hear Our Praises Reuben Morgan 1998 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the feeling of being encouraged

Jesus, name above all names / The Source 291 Jesus, name above all names, Beautiful Saviour, glorious Lord; Emmanuel, God is with us, Blessed Redeemer, Living Word Naida Hearn 1974 Scripture in Song/Integrity Music/Kingsway's Thankyou Music CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the expression of approval and support

Share My Yoke Joy Webb CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the act of giving hope or support to someone

Draw me close to you, Words & Music by Kelly Carpenter 1994 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing Used by Permission CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the feeling of being encouraged

Acts 9:19b-31 Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. 20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, He is indeed the Son of God! 21 All who heard him were amazed. Isn t this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus followers in Jerusalem? they asked.

Acts 9:19b-31 And didn t he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests? 22 Saul s preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn t refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. 23 After a while some of the Jews plotted together to kill him. 24 They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot.

Acts 9:19b-31 25 So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall. 26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them

Acts 9:19b-31 how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus. 28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.

Acts 9:19b-31 30 When the believers [c] heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown. 31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] help, support

Be Thou my vision / Magnify 8 1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart. Nought be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought in the day and the night, Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Anon CCLI 56448

Be Thou my vision / Magnify 8 4. Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise, Thou my inheritance now and always. Thou and thou only, thou first in my heart. High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art. Anon CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the expression of approval and support

Into Your Hands / The Source 1322 Into your hands I commit again With all I am for you, Lord. You hold my world In the palm of your hand And I am yours forever. Reuben Morgan 2003 Reuben Morgan/Hillsong Publishing/Kingsway Music CCLI 56448

Into Your Hands / The Source 1322 Jesus, I believe in you, Jesus, I belong to you; You're the reason that I live, The reason that I sing With all I am. Reuben Morgan 2003 Reuben Morgan/Hillsong Publishing/Kingsway Music CCLI 56448

Into Your Hands / The Source 1322 I'll walk with you wherever you go; Through tears and joy I'll trust in you and I will live In all of your ways And your promises forever. Reuben Morgan 2003 Reuben Morgan/Hillsong Publishing/Kingsway Music CCLI 56448

Into Your Hands / The Source 1322 I will worship, I will worship you, I will worship, I will worship you, I will worship, I will worship you, I will worship, I will worship you. Reuben Morgan 2003 Reuben Morgan/Hillsong Publishing/Kingsway Music CCLI 56448

Encouragement [en-kur-ij-muhnt, -kuhr-] the act of giving hope or support to someone

Message Be a Barnabas Be an Encourager! Message Stewardship Stewardship Malachi Malachi 3:6-12 3:6-12

Message Stewardship Stewardship Malachi Malachi 3:6-12 3:6-12

Message Stewardship Stewardship Words kills, words give life; they re either poison or fruit you choose. Proverbs 18:21 (Message) Malachi Malachi 3:6-12 3:6-12

Everything in Life Is a Test

Three encouragement qualities displayed by Barnabas An encourager sacrifices for others (Acts 4:32-37)

Acts 4:32-37 The Believers share their possessions 32 All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. 33 The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God s great blessing was upon them all. 34 There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them

Acts 4:32-37 35 and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need. 36 For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement ). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. 37 He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.

Three encouragement qualities displayed by Barnabas An encourager sacrifices for others (Acts 4:32-37)

Three encouragement qualities displayed by Barnabas An encourager sacrifices for others (Acts 4:32-37) An encourager sees the best in others (Acts 9:26-31)

Acts 9:26-31 26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus. 28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.

Acts 9:26-31 30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown. 31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

Three encouragement qualities displayed by Barnabas An encourager sacrifices for others (Acts 4:32-37) An encourager sees the best in others (Acts 9:26-31)

Three encouragement qualities displayed by Barnabas An encourager sacrifices for others (Acts 4:32-37) An encourager sees the best in others (Acts 9:26-31) An encourager is slow to judge others (Acts 15:36-41)

Acts 15:36-41 Paul and Barnabas separate 36 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, Let s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing. 37 Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. 38 But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.

Acts 15:36-41 39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus. 40 Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord s gracious care. 41 Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there.

There is a pattern of behaviour here that you and I can choose to follow today. Every one of us can become a person of encouragement. Every one of us can earn the privilege of having such words to describe us.

Every one of us can be used by God to bring much needed encouragement to those around us. And it can happen if we are willing to commit ourselves to building these three basic character qualities of Barnabas in our lives.

What to do if you are discouraged Make a list of how God has come through for you in the past. Read and seek direction from the Bible Pray truthfully, confessing discouragement to God Worship God Speak with a close Christian friend, minister, etc. Who can help guide you out of your discouragement. Don t give up! Galatians 6:9 So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.

Deuteronomy 31:8 8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.

Romans 8:31-39 Nothing Can Separate Us from God s Love 31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won t he also give us everything else? 33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God s right hand, pleading for us.

Romans 8:31-39 35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep. ) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Romans 8:31-39 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow not even the powers of hell can separate us from God s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Encouragement Be an Encourager!

I Am Praying, Blessed Saviour / SA 584 1. I am praying, blessed Saviour, To be more and more like thee; I am praying that thy Spirit Like a dove may rest on me. Fanny Crosby 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

I Am Praying, Blessed Saviour / SA 584 Thou who knowest all my weakness, Thou who knowest all my care, While I plead each precious promise, Hear, O hear, and answer prayer! Fanny Crosby 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

I Am Praying, Blessed Saviour / SA 584 2. I am praying to be humbled By the power of grace divine; To be clothed upon with meekness And to have no will but thine. Fanny Crosby 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

I Am Praying, Blessed Saviour / SA 584 3. I am praying, blessed Saviour, And my constant prayer shall be For a perfect consecration That shall make me more like thee. Fanny Crosby 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

How Great Thou Art! / SA 37 Carl Boberg 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

How Great Thou Art! / SA 37 And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in; Carl Boberg 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

How Great Thou Art! / SA 37 That on the cross, My burdens gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin: Carl Boberg 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

How Great Thou Art! / SA 37 Carl Boberg 1986 The Salvation Army CCLI 56448

How Great Is Our God Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves, Chris Tomlin 2004 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, Alletrop Music CCLI 56448

Encouragement Be an Encourager!