Proverbs 25:11
“Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances.”
Q: What makes encouragement so valuable?
Proverbs 24:5 & 6
“A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increases power. For by wise guidance you will wage war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.”
Q: Why is it so vital that you surround yourself with encouraging friends?
Proverbs 16:24
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
Q: What is your goal in terms of becoming a great encourager?
Psalms 119:50-51 & 119:97
“This is my comfort in my affection, that your word has revived me. The arrogant utterly deride me, yet I do not turn aside from Your law.”
“O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.”
Q: In what ways does God’s Word provide encouragement to you?
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Acts 1:8
“…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
Q: How does “sharing Jesus” with lost people by your life and your words give you encouragement?
Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
Q: Why does “discipling someone” or investing deeply in someone else’s spiritual growth provide the greatest encouragement of all?
Paul
Hebrews 10:25
“Not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”
Q: How are you doing in habitually encouraging those who are closest to you?
Peter
2 Timothy 2:2
“The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
Q: Who do you know that needs “the encouragement of Christ?”
Q: What do you need to do to become one that disciples that person?
APPLICATION:
How do these passages relate to me today? What changes do they bring to my life?
LOCKER ROOM:
Is there anything that has been holding you back from encouraging others?
