ENCOURAGING OTHERS=TO COME TO GOD=SAINT BARNABAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENCOURAGING OTHERS=To

(COME to God=Saint Barnabas)

 

2,000 years ago=THE CHURCH=was growing

ESCALATING in numbers=in Antioch=even among

The Gentiles=Because of the SHARING=of the

GOOD NEWS=from people like our Brother Barnabas

 

WHO IS Barnabas?=If you don’t know=You will KNOW

A little more=after today=He always ENCOURAGED OTHERS

To come to God and Jesus=Like we all should do=Even

IN today’s world=ENCOURAGING OTHERS=to COME

To God and Jesus Christ

 

“When Barnabas ARRIVED=and saw the GRACE of God=

He rejoiced=and ENCOURAGED THEM ALL…….”                                                                      Acts 11:23

 

Here are some CLUES=about our brother Barnabas=Who

Was an ENCOURAGING of others=like WE=all should be

 

“Joseph=A Levite=from Cyprus=whom the apostles

Called Barnabas(which means=’SON OF ENCOURAGEMENT’)=

Sold a field he owned=and brought the money=and put it

At the apostles’ feet”                                                                                                                              Acts 4:36-37

 

“He(Barnabas)=was a good man=FULL of the Holy Spirit=

Spirit=and faith=and a great number of people=Were brought

To the Lord”                                                                                                                                          Acts 11:24

 

I have a FRIEND=named Nicholis W=who calls himself=

THE ENCOURAGEANAIRE==Who is a GREAT ENCOURAGER

Of others=Just like Barnabas was=Just like we all should be=WE

Should ALL=encourage others=to COME TO the Holy Father God=

And Jesus=Every day of our lives=I call Nicholis every day=TO ENCOURAGE

HIM=just like he always=DOES FOR ME

 

“You Lord=Hear the desire of the afflicted=YOU ENCOURAGE THEM=

And you=Listen to their cry”                                                                                                            Psalm 10:17

 

“Therefore=ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER=with

These words”                                                                                                                                    1 Thessalonians 4:18

 

“BUT ENCOURAGE=one another daily=as long as=

It is called ‘TODAY’=so that=none of you=May be hardened

By sin’s deceitfulness”                                                                                                                        Hebrews 3:13

 

Today=We NEED to ask ourselves=IF we are ENCOURAGING

Others daily=Are we BEING DILIGENT=in our PRAYERS for others=

Who really need them today

 

Are you SHARING=the WORD of God=generously

With others?=And are you=using GOD’S WORDS=to

Help someone with them?=ENCOURAGING OTHERS!=Encourage

Someone=with LOVE TODAY=with your GENEROSITY of prayer

 

“Good will come=to those=who are GENEROUS=and lend freely=

Who conduct their affairs=with justice”                                                                                            Psalm 112:5

 

“THE GENEROUS=will themselves be blessed=for they

Share their food=with the poor”                                                                                                         Proverbs 22:9

 

“Command them to be good=to be rich in good deeds=and

TO BE GENEROUS=and willing to share”                                                                                            1 Timothy 6:18

 

SO BE GENEROUS=be kind=and ENCOURAGING to others

In thought=word=and deed=Like Barnabas was=Like Nicholis

THE ENCOURAGEANAIRE is=and so MANY of my FAMILY and friends

Have been with me=And DO NOT DISCOUNT=the gift of PRAYER

We give to others=THAT IS ENCOURAGING TOO

 

Let us GIVE THANKS=to those GENEROUS ENCOURAGERS

Of others=in today’s world=and MAY we ourselves TRY and

ENCOURAGE someone and PRAY=for them today=WHERE would be

Without the GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT?

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of OUR HOLY FATHER GOD=who is

CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGING us all=to be OUR BEST!

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-21-2024

 

Ps        INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.