Acts 4:36-37. Barnabas Son of Consolation. Encourager. II Corinthians 2:1. The Comforter.Gerald RankinThessalonians Comfort the weak minded.Gerald Rankin5 characteristics. 1). A load lifter. New Believers needed a load lifter. Such was Barnabas. He was a Levite.Gerald RankinHe had some land and sold it to take care of a burden. Vs 37.Gerald RankinWe all have something to give to meet someone else’s needs.Gerald RankinTrue help when it is needed you don’t lose it it multiplied. 2). A friend finder Acts 9:23-26. Saul/Paul is in no man’s land. Vs 27 said Barnabas took him.Gerald RankinBarnabas found Paul as a friend finder.Gerald RankinAll churches need a friend finder like Barnabas.Gerald RankinYou can’t love a child enough for the first year of life. This is also true in the spiritual world. Take a babe in CHRIST.Gerald RankinBarnabas was an encourager and a friend and much persons came to CHRIST.Gerald RankinBarnabas encouraged them. He exhorted them.Gerald RankinBarnabas was a bridge builder with new Believers.Gerald RankinCh 11:25. First called CHRISTIANS at Antioch. A JESUS man.Gerald RankinIt takes more grace than man can tell toGerald RankinPlay second fiddle for the testimony of CHRIST BGerald Rankin5). A failure fixer. The parting of Paul and Barnabas. Barnabas took John Mark and worked on him until he was fixed for the ministry.Gerald RankinThank GOD for a man like Barnabas.
