This is Part 4 of Pastor Chuck Bernal's message series, Relationship Rescue delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on May 3, 2015. The title of the messsage is ENCOURAGEMENT and gives the reasons why and how we should encourage others.

2. SUPPORT: We must support
each other unconditionally,
tangibly & continually

3. ACCEPTANCE: Because
Jesus accepted you,
you must accept others

4. FORGIVENESS:
Forgiven people always
forgive people

5. BRING OTHERS DOWN
OR BUILD OTHERS UP
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

6. Whoever is trying to bring you
down is already below you!
(Ziad Abdelnour)

7. Hurt people,
hurt people!
(Rick Warren)

8. DISCOURAGE = NU
(HEBREW – OLD
TESTAMENT)

9. To hinder or stop, to frustrate,
to go against, to nullify

10. Why do you want to discourage
the rest of the people of Israel
from going across to the land
the LORD has given them?
(Numbers 32:7 – New Living Translation)

11. DISCOURAGE = ATHUMEO
(GREEK – NEW TESTAMENT

12. To lose heart, confidence or
enthusiasm, to give up

13. Fathers, don’t scold your children
so much that they become discouraged
and quit trying. (Colossians 3:21 –
Living Bible)

14. Frustration

15. Limitation

16. Isolation

17. The most important thing
we all need in our lives is
perseverance -

18. the determination to never allow
our energy or enthusiasm to be
dampened or defeated

19. by the discouragement
that will inevitably
come into our lives.
(James Riley)

20. ENCOURAGE = CHAZAQ
(HEBREW – OLD
TESTAMENT)

21. To grow firm or strong,
to strengthen, to instill courage

22. Instruct Joshua, and strengthen
and encourage him, because
he’s the one who will lead the
people into the promised land . . .
He will conquer it for them.
(Deuteronomy 3:28 – The Voice)

23. Be strong, and He will strengthen your
heart, all you who wait for the LORD.
(Psalm 31:24 – Modern English
Version)

24. ENCOURAGE = PARAKLESIS
(GREEK – NEW
TESTAMENT)

25. To comfort, motivate or lift
someone’s spirit, to help,
support and refresh

26. So encourage each other
and give each other strength,
just as you are doing now.
(1 Thessalonians 5:11 – New Century Version)

27. Encourage each other every day . . .
Help each other . . .
(Hebrews 3:13 – New Century Version)

28. We must also consider how to
encourage each other to show love and
to do good things. We should not stop
gathering together with other believers,
as some of you are doing.

29. Instead, we must continue to
encourage each other even more as
we see the day of the Lord coming.
(Hebrews 10:24-25 – God’s Word Translation)

30. CASE STUDY:
P B & J –
Paul, Barnabas & John Mark
(Acts 15:36-41)

31. From time to time, people sold land or
houses and brought the money to the
apostles . . . the money was distributed
to anyone who needed it. Joseph,
a descendant of Levi

32. (the apostles called him Barnabas,
which means “a person who
encourages.”) had some land.
He sold it and turned the money
over to the apostles.
(Acts 4:34-37 – God’s Word Translation)

33. Mark can be very helpful to me,
so please find him and bring him
with you.
(2 Timothy 4:11– Contemporary English Version)

34. Instruction does much, but
encouragement does more!

35. WHY WE SHOULD
ENCOURAGE
ONE ANOTHER

36. Encourage those who are afraid.
Help those who are weak.
Be patient with everyone.
(1 Thessalonians 5:14 –Easy To Read Version)

37. We should encourage others
when they are weak
(CHAZAQ)

38. We should encourage others
when they are sad
(PARAKLESIS)

39. Encouragement is like a coin that has
two sides. One side is affirmation –
telling someone what they are doing
right. The other side is accountability –
telling someone what they
are doing wrong.

40. It’s never “either/or” but always
“both/and”. We misunderstand the
Biblical concept of encouragement if we
don’t express both to the people in our
lives.

41. Sometimes the best and most
important encouragement you can
give to another person is the
encouragement that tells the honest
truth about the things that are wrong
in their lives and how to fix them.

42. Don’t make the mistake of thinking
encouragement is always “warm &
fuzzy”. Sometimes it’s hard, but
necessary – and may be the most
loving kind of encouragement you can
give to someone else.

43. HOW WE SHOULD
ENCOURAGE
ONE ANOTHER

44. We should encourage
others with our words

45. Let everything you say be good
and helpful, so that your words will be
an encouragement to those who hear
them . . . offer only fresh words
that build others up when
they need it most.
(Ephesians 4:29 – New Living Translation/The Voice)

46. Take the “BU or TD” test

47. We should encourage
others with our deeds

48. In response to all he has done for us,
let us outdo each other in being helpful
and kind to each other
and in doing good.
(Hebrews 10:24 – Living Bible)

49. Take the “BU or TD” test

50. We should encourage
others with our prayers

51. All patience and encouragement
come from God.
And I pray that God will help you . . .
(Romans 15:5 – Easy To Read Version)

52. Take the “BU or TD” test

53. Let’s Pray