Sermon Series: Discouragement and Encouragement
Discouragement and encouragement. Two sides of the same coin. And, as Christians, we often don’t deal with either of them very well.
When we’re discouraged, we so often allow ourselves to sink into that muck and mire—and fail to look to the one source of help in our discouragement, the cross of Christ.
On the other hand, we often don’t embrace encouragement the way we should—both in seeking and receiving encouragement, and in being the encouragers of others that God calls us to be.
In this two-part sermon series, we look at how we should handle both discouragement and encouragement. And how our perspective changes when we consider both in the shadow of the cross.
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Week 2: Encouragement
Last week we considered how we should look for help in the cross when facing discouragement. In part two of our sermon series, we’re taking a look at help for embracing encouragement. Sometimes we’re not very good at being encouragers—or at receiving and asking for encouragement. The Scriptures tell us over and over to encourage one another. But how often do we take up that challenge—that command—from our Savior? Encouragement is one way God blesses us and allows us to be a blessing to others. Today we’ll wrestle with the challenge of following through on being encouragers to one another.