Heb. 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
1Cor. 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Heb 3:13b…encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Heb.12:7 Endure hardship as discipline;…
Heb. 10:32 Remember …when you stood your ground…in the face of suffering.
Heb. 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Discouragement - the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something. a feeling of having lost hope or confidence.
Encouragement - to inspire with courage, spirit, and hope
John 14:16 - And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever
Prov. 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Heb. 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing
Romans 1:11 -12 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong — that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
We must not underestimate how much people need you and how much you need people.
Rom. 15:5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,
1 Thes 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
We are not only to encourage one another but to increase it (Heb 10:25 “all the more as the day approaches.” )
Rev. 12:12b …But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.”
Let’s consider how we can spur one another on toward Love and good deeds.
Connect together in fellowship and worship
Speak faith into one another
Eph. 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
Col. 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Let’s develop a posture of ever increased encouragement
Be encouraged as you encourage.
