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Intro: Focusing today on Encouraging one another from I Thess 5:11.
(Read)
Exhortation
What does it mean to encourage one another?
Consider the word: To urge, exhort, implore, comfort, plead, appeal, entreat.
Consider the historic context: The Thessalonian church was started with much affliction.
And they continued to endure persecution and hardship with faithfulness and perseverance.
Paul is exhorting them to continue to encourage and build up one another especially as they understand the reality of the coming of Christ.
Connection: We too are living in a day of growing hostility toward Christianity.
We anticipate the great day of the Lord to come and rapture His bride from this earth.
As with every generation of Christians, we live with a since of alertness to these final days and anticipate our coming King.
As we wait, we should continue to encourage one another and build one another up.
How do we do that?
How is it possible to not be consumed with my own trials and tribulations, but rather consider the interests of my Christian family members?
How can we go about encouraging one another ?
The gospel answers this for us.
The Paraclete is our encouragement/ comforter who gives the strength to encourage one another.
See John 16:4-7
Example
Look at the example of Barnabas.
In the Bible he is identified as the “son of encouragement”.
What characteristics to we see in a person who is encouraging, and how might we emulate these characteristics?
Acts 4:36-37 -Generous.
(Make mention of the generosity of Hillcrest members.
Acts 9:26-27- Forgiving.
Acts 11:19-26 -Faithful.
Transition: As much as Barnabas is a good example of encouragement, so to is one of our own a great example of encouragement.
Honoring Ron Branham for his faithfulness in encouraging the saints at Hillcrest.
Opportunities
1. Final points of application.
Hebrews 10:19-25
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In order to obey the exhortation to encourage one another, we must be together.
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This is a part of what Paul was saying to the Thessalonian church in !
I Thessalonians 1:8
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One great opportunity to be together is what we are doing right now.
How many of us walked in looking for someone to encourage?
Its not wrong looking for encouragement, however, its hard to ever receive encouragement if we are not together.
2. Another great opportunity to be together for mutual encouragement is a small group.
(briefly explain)
3. We can encourage one another when we are together, but also when we are apart.
What are some practical ways you have tried to urge, exhort, implore, comfort, plead, appeal, entreat?
Conclusion: A challenge for each of us to find one person to offer a genuine word of encouragement to this week.
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