Do you have people in your life who regularly encourage you? If you do, you are highly blessed. This Sunday as we continue our Strengthening Church Relationship Series, we look at our need for encouragement and how God can use you to infuse courage into others. “Do You Want Good Friends? Encourage Them.”
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES
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WARM UP
Describe a time where you felt really encouraged. Who encouraged you? What did they do/say?
SCRIPTURES USED
Hebrews 10:19-25; I Timothy 4:13; I Thessalonians 3:7-8, 5:9-11, 14; II Corinthians 13:11; Ephesians 4:29; Romans 1:11-12
MESSAGE POINTS
1. Encouragement flows from The Story
2. Encouragement can come from our example
3. Encouragement needs two directions
Friendship Covenant: I will encourage you
GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. How often does God’s grand story inspire you to encourage others? Why?
2. In what ways do you think your example encourages others?
3. Why do you think God commanded his people to encourage each other?
APPLICATION QUESTION
On a scale of 0-10, 10 being highest, how well do you think you encourage your Christian friends? Why?
MENTORING QUESTION
What can you do to lift the effectiveness of your encouragement to others?
