until he returns until he returns speak encouragement to one another
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UNTIL HE RETURNS SPEAK
ENCOURAGEMENT TO ONE ANOTHER
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Proverbs 18:21-“The tongue has the power of life and
death,”.
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Ephesians 4:29-“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
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I. THE CHUCH IS BUILT EXTERNALLY BY
EVANGELISM AND INTERNALLY BY
EDIFICATION.
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John 13:35-“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one
another.”
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Barnabas has always stood as a great example of an encourager.
-He helped the needy saints.
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-He welcomed Paul into the missionary work of Jesus when all the other church leaders refusedto help
-He accepted Gentile believers.
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-He let John Mark go back on a mission tour with him even after he had deserted
Barnabas and Paul on a previous trip.
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II. WE CAN’T AFFORD TO TEAR EACH OTHER
DOWN.
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Why does this grieve Jesus so much?
-It destroys individuals. - It creates disunity in the body and stops His people from working together to do His work.
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-It ruins the testimony f the church before their community.
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You have the right to disagree about something, but you don’t have the right to tear others down.
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III. HOW CAN WE CHANGE THIS AT
RIDGECREST?
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A. We must become embarrassed to be living like the world in this matter.
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Ephesians 4:22-24-“ that you put off, concerning
your former conduct, the old man which grows
corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be
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renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.”
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B.We must realize it is a matter of the heart.
Matthew 12:34-37
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C. We must pursue help from the Spirit to
change.
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Romans 14:19-“ Therefore let us
pursue the things which make for peace and the
things by which one may edify another.”
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The Prayer of the Encourager, “By God’s grace, by His enabling
power, I will be one who builds up others with my words. I will not be one
who tears down.”