Exhort/Encourage: to come alongside – to entreat, strengthen, comfort, instruct, teach

JESUS WAS AN ENCOURAGING PERSON TO BE AROUND “ You are the light of the world, You are the salt of the earth” “You are worth many sparrows” Simon was named “The Rock” Nathaniel was called “Guileless” Jesus addressed his close followers as “Little Flock”

GOD ENVISAGED A COMMUNITY OF ENCOURAGERS Encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing The Bible Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. The Bible

THREE WAYS THAT BREED ENEMITY WE JUDGE WE COMPETE WE COVET

WE JUDGE Jesus said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

WE JUDGE Are you not to judge those inside? Apostle Paul, The Bible

CHARACTER SCORE-CARD PATIENCE LOVE GRAND TOTAL SELF-CONTROL FAIRNESS GENEROSITY

WE COMPETE You have a unique place is God’s heart “I have called you by name; you are mine”. Prophet Isaiah, The Bible The most valuable thing you offer to the world is YOU He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. Apostle Paul, The Bible

WE COVET Coveting is wanting what someone else has Stealing is taking what someone else has

WE COVET You were created a unique way to offer this world a unique contribution and to do so you have to walk down your own unique path which has its own unique mix of joys and sorrows

LOVE BELIEVES…