1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. A word of encouragement offered at the right time can be the difference between finishing well and collapsing along the way. Look around you; be sensitive to other’s need for encouragement, and offer supportive words or actions. Point out to someone a quality you appreciate in him or her. The world does a great job of tearing people down; we need to be encouraging others and building each other up.
In our Sunday morning Bible Study we will see how The Lord encouraged Hezekiah during a very dangerous time in Jerusalem’s history and how Hezekiah in turn encouraged the people to not give up. Then in our sermon we will look at 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24 which is sort of a checklist for encouragers. The theme for today is encouragement so remember the words of 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.
The audio of the sermon will be available on the website by 10:00 AM Sunday morning. The audio of the Bible Study will be posted to the website this Wednesday. Praying everyone has a blessed week!
In Christ,
Gary T.