Sermon Audio

The Power of Encouragement

Hebrews 3:13
42:49

Bro. Earl Sides, The Power of Encouragement , Hebrews 3:13, Sunday Evening, 6/30/2019

 
Outline: 
 
1. Who needs encouragement? 
(Proverbs 12:25 ; 17:22)
  a. we all do
 
2. Why do the addicted need encouragement? 
  a. we live in a day where discouragement is all around us
  b. we are easily discouraged because of our sin nature (Romans 7:15-20)
 
3. Where does discouragement begin?
  a. Discouragement comes from sin
  b. Encouragement begins with Jesus
 
4. When do we Encourage the addicted?
  a. daily
  b. constantly 
 
5. What do we need to do to encouragers?
   a. where a complement goes to the head, encouragement goes to the heart
 
6. How are we to be encouragers of the addicted?
 
Attitudes we need to be Encouragers:
 1. Be positive 
 2. Be loving 
 3. Be affirming 
 4. Be genuine
 5. Be praying 
 6. Be smiling
 7. Be affectionate 
 8. Be out-going
 9. Be personable 
 10. Be scriptural
 11. Be a comforter 
 12. Be joyful
 13. Be a blessing 
 14. Be winsome
 15. Be a builder 
 16. Be a listener 
 
"Our duty is not to see through one another, but to see one another through."
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