How Do We Encourage One Another?
How Do We Encourage One Another?Chapter 6 — The Church and Our Hope
Lesson 46: How Do We Encourage One Another?In the Church we build each other up with words, prayer, and help.
Explanation
Believers need one another. The heart grows tired, becomes afraid, becomes sad, and can grow cold. That is why God calls us to encourage one another with the truth, with our presence, and with acts of love.
To encourage does not mean to flatter or to hide the truth. It means to strengthen someone in the Lord and to remind them of His promises.
Bible story
Barnabas was called “The son of consolation” (which means someone who encourages others), because he knew how to strengthen people. He stood by Paul when others were still afraid of him, and he saw the work of grace with joy. God used him to bring hope and unity.
Remember
- The truth: In the Church we build each other up with words, prayer, and help.
- Christian encouragement strengthens faith and reminds us of God’s truth.
- The Lord calls us to carry one another’s burdens, not to stay cold and cut off.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
Tap to open the verse in Scripture and mark it as read.
- Say a good and true word to someone who needs strengthening.
- Pray for those who are discouraged, and show them that they are not alone.
- Do not wait for big occasions; small encouragements can do a great deal of good.
1. What should believers do for one another?
2. How can we encourage someone?
3. Can you encourage someone only with words?
4. Why does the Church need encouragement?