E = ENCOURAGEMENTSeries - RELATIONSHIP RESCUE - Part 4 - Pastor Chuck Bernal - 05-

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SUPPORT: We must support each other unconditionally, tangibly, continually

ACCEPTANCE: Because Jesus accepted you, you must accept othersFORGIVENESS: Forgiven people always forgive people

BRING OTHERS DOWN OR BUILD OTHERS UP – IT’S YOUR CHOICE!Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you! (Ziad

Abdelnour)Hurt people, hurt people! (Rick Warren)

DISCOURAGE = NU (HEBREW – OLD TESTAMENT)To hinder or stop, to frustrate, to go against, to nullify

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going

across to the land the LORD has given them? (Numbers 32:7 – NLT)

DISCOURAGE = ATHUMEO (GREEK – NEW TESTAMENT)To lose heart, confidence or enthusiasm, to give up

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Fathers, don’t scold your children so much that they become discouraged and quit trying. (Colossians 3:21 - LB)

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The most important thing we all need in our lives is perseverance - the determination to never allow our energy or enthusiasm to be dampened or defeated by the discouragement that will inevitably come into our lives. (James Riley)

ENCOURAGE = CHAZAQ (HEBREW – OLD TESTAMENT)To grow firm or strong, to strengthen, to instill courage

Instruct Joshua, and strengthen and encourage him, because he’s the one who will lead the people into the promised land . . . He will conquer it for them.

(Deuteronomy 3:28 - Voice)

Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart, all you who wait for the LORD.(Psalm 31:24 – MEV)

ENCOURAGE = PARAKLESIS (GREEK – NEW TESTAMENT)To comfort, motivate or lift someone’s spirit, to help, support and

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So encourage each other and give each other strength, just as you are doing now.

(1 Thessalonians 5:11 – NCV)Encourage each other every day . . . Help each other . . . (Hebrews 3:13 -

NCV)

We must also consider how to encourage each other to show love and to do good things. We should not stop gathering together with other believers, as some of you are doing. Instead, we must continue to encourage each other even more as we see the day of the Lord coming. (Hebrews 10:24-25 – GWT)

CASE STUDY: __________________________________ (Acts 15:36-41)From time to time, people sold land or houses and brought the money to the apostles . . . the money was distributed to anyone who needed it. Joseph, a descendant of Levi (the apostles called him Barnabas, which means “a person who encourages.”) had some land. He sold it and turned the money over to the apostles.

(Acts 4:34-37 – GWT)Mark can be very helpful to me, so please find him and bring him with you.

(2 Timothy 4:11– CEV)

Instruction does much, but encouragement does more!

WHY WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHEREncourage those who are afraid. Help those who are weak. Be patient with

everyone. (1 Thessalonians 5:14 –ETRV)

We should encourage others when they are __________________ (CHAZAQ)

We should encourage others when they are _______________ (PARAKLESIS)

HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

We should encourage others with our __________________________________ Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them . . . offer only fresh words that build others up when they need it most.  (Ephesians 4:29 – NLT/Voice)

We should encourage others with our __________________________________

In response to all he has done for us, let us outdo each other in being helpful and kind to each other and in doing good. (Hebrews 10:24 – LB)

We should encourage others with our __________________________________

All patience and encouragement come from God.And I pray that God will help you  . . . (Romans 15:5 – ETRV)

Fathers, don’t scold your children so much that they become discouraged and quit trying. (Colossians 3:21 - LB)

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CASE STUDY: P B & J – Paul, Barnabas & John Mark (Acts 15:36-41)

We should encourage others when they are weak (CHAZAQ)

We should encourage others when they are sad (PARAKLESIS)

We should encourage others with our words

We should encourage others with our deeds

We should encourage others with our prayers