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Encouragement

Encouragement. Encouragement. What is it?. How do we get it?. How do we give it?. Encouragement What is it?. What does the dictionary say? What does the Bible say? Our NT (word or related verb and personal noun) KJV – 0 times NKJV – 11 times NIV – 44 times Greek NT 137 times!.

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Encouragement

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  1. Encouragement

  2. Encouragement What is it? How do we get it? How do we give it?

  3. Encouragement What is it? • What does the dictionary say? • What does the Bible say? • Our NT (word or related verb and personal noun) • KJV – 0 times • NKJV – 11 times • NIV – 44 times • Greek NT • 137 times!

  4. What is it? “On the one hand it never means cold or bare exhortation; on the other it never means mere soothing… It is the call of the general who heads, sword in hand, the army which he would incite to bravery. “ Dr. Vaughan “Invite alongside” • Greek word translated... • Comfort – 2 Corinthians 1:3-9 • Exhortation – Luke 3:1-18 • Encouragement – Acts 11:19-23 • Greek word means... • parakaleo • Para – by, beside, near • Kaleo - to call, to invite

  5. EncouragementDo I need it? Luke 16:19-26

  6. EncouragementHow do we get it? • Luke 2:25 • Philippians 2:1, 5-11 • 1 John 2:1-2 • Acts 2:21-24, 36-40 • John 14:16-17, 16:7 • Heb 12:1-6 Repentance is the solvent that dissolves the glue that binds us to our sins. (Peter Kreeft)

  7. EncouragementHow do we get it? • Luke 2:25 • Philippians 2:1, 5-11 • 1 John 2:1-2 • Acts 2:21-24, 36-40 • John 14:16, 16:7 • Heb 12:1-6 • Heb 10:24-25, 3:13

  8. Encouragement Study of patients in need of a coronary bypass. Told that a change of lifestyle would make this unnecessary, only about 10% complied... ...even when the doctors gave detailed instructions for diet, exercise etc... … and a clear explanation of the risks of the alternative (surgery). One doctor had an almost 100% success rate. What did he do?

  9. EncouragementHow do we give it? • 2 Corinthians 1:3-9 • Suffer • Heb 10:24-25 • Gather • Acts 11:19-23 • Go

  10. Encouragement 2 Thess 2:16-17

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