Be a Barnabas
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.”

Acts 4:36-37   “Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.   “

How To Be A Barnabas:  (sons and daughters of encouragement)

#1 Realize that God is an encourager. 2 Corinthians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,  the Father of compassion  and  the God  of  all comfort…”

Acts 9:31 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort…”                      #2 See others as God sees them.

Acts 15:39-40 “They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,  40 but Paul chose

#3 Learn how to express encouragement through generosity.

Acts 4:37 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.

#4 Encouragement creates unity.

Hebrews 10:24-25   And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,   25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

The Encouragement Challenge

Ephesians 4:29  Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.