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*ENCOURAGERS*
*Acts 4:36-37*
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*FOR YOU, MOTHER *
·        This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf full of Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It’s OK honey, Mommy’s here."
·        This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
·        This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at football or soccer games, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn’t have missed it for the World!”
·        This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies; and for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn’t.
·        This is for all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year.
And then read it again, "Just one more time."
·        This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school.
And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.
·        This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own are at home.
·        This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can’t find the words to reach them.
·        For all the mothers who bite their lips sometimes until they bleed--when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green.
·        This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they’ll never see.
·        And for the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
·        This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children’s graves.
·        This is for mothers of children with severe limitations.
Your freedom has been exchanged for a cherished service of love.
·        This is for those who have lost their mothers and would give anything to take them out to lunch today.
·        This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation.
And mature mothers learning to let go.
·        For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers, single mothers and married mothers.
Mothers with money, mothers without.
·        This is for you all.
So hang in there.
You’re doing a great job!! "Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
One of the characteristics of most mothers is that they are encouragers.
*Encourage */(Random House Unabridged Dictionary)/* *
#. to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence: His coach encouraged him throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
#. to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.: One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage students.
#. to promote, advance, or foster: Poverty often encourages crime.
We are exhorted to be encouragers in the Bible: 
Hebrews 3:13/: //But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness./
Heb 10:24:/ //And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds./
The Message: /Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out./
One of the quintessential examples of encouragement in the Bible is the character of Barnabas.
In fact, Acts 4 tells us that the early church even nicknamed him, “Son of Encouragement.”
Acts 4:36-37:/ //Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”),// //sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet./
(Maybe note: there are several Josephs in the Bible)
This morning I want to look at the person of Joseph and see what he teaches us about being an encourager.
*Encouragers have… (outline order a little different)*
·        *Hands that gives aid* (sold field & put at disciples feet)
Some people have raised questions about this practice of people selling property and giving it to the church.
Think with me.
Thousands of Jews come to Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost.
They have budgeted their money to pay for them to be there a specific amount of time and then travel home.
But while there, they hear Peter preach and they are converted—3,000 on the day of Pentecost.
Then, Peter preached after healing the crippled man at the Gate called beautiful and the number was up to 5,000.
Those from out of town who were converted knew that they needed to stay and learn more about this new faith.
But they had only a specific amount of money.
They needed places to stay and food to eat.
Money was needed, large amounts of money and quickly.
And so in Acts 2—they shared all they had and in Acts 4 & 5, people sold property to help with the cost of caring for these new believers until they were ready to return home.
There are encouragers who use the ability to give aid to encourage and strengthen others.
·        *Eyes that see as God sees*
Barnabas saw potential in Saul & John Mark.
On at least two occasions when others wanted to distance themselves from someone or reject someone because of failure, Barnabas saw as God saw—he saw the potential in someone else.
In Acts 9, this persecutor of the church had suddenly showed up in Jerusalem claiming that he had been converted & had a change of heart.
Was he here simply to draw out the believers and then have them all arrested & turned over to be killed?
There was significant risk.
And yet Barnabas gave the benefit of the doubt to Saul.
They both grew up in Jewish communities a long way away from Israel.
(Cyprus & Tarsus) They both spoke Greek as their native language.
Acts 9:26-/27  …//But they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.//
//But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles.
He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus./
Barnabas’s record of trustworthiness causes the apostles to listen to what he has to say about Paul.
An encourager is also a reconciler
It is easier to see the potential in someone with whom you have little experience.
It is harder when you have a history of someone hurting or disappointing you.
But Barnabas played *that* role as an encourager as well.
In Acts 13, Barnabas & Paul had gone out on what we call their first missionary journey.
But part way through the trip, a young man, Barnabas’ cousin, John Mark became homesick and returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 13:13/ //From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem./
When Paul & Barnabas determined to go on a second missionary trip and check on the churches they had planted, John Mark wanted to go with them again.
But Paul refused. 
/Acts 15:36-41: Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns// where we preached the word of the Lord// and see how they are doing.”
//Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark,// with them, //but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them// in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work.
//They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company.
Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, //but Paul chose Silas// and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.//
//He went through Syria// and Cilicia,// strengthening the churches./
From Paul’s letters we know that reconciliation took place and that Paul even recommended Mark to the church at Colossae (Col.
4:10).
At the end of Paul’s life, he requests that Mark come to his prison cell in Rome.
He adds that Mark has been helpful to him in his ministry (II Tim.
4:11).
John Mark fulfilled his potential.
I believe in part it was because Barnabas saw the potential in both Paul and John Mark and fought to have them accepted so they could fulfill that potential.
Florence Littauer -- Silver Boxes: The Gift of Encouragement “Do you know someone who has: A song waiting to be sung?
Some art waiting to be hung?
A piece waiting to be played?
A scene waiting to be staged?
A tale waiting to be told?
A book waiting to be sold?
A rhyme waiting to be read?
A speech waiting to be said?
If you do, don’t let them die with the music still in them.”
Encouragers are not just namby-pamby optimists.
Encouragers have….
·        *Mouths that speaks truth in love *
At key points, Barnabas was willing to speak the truth in love, no matter what the cost.
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