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Encouragement continued
When God has a job for you to do, you may feel overwhelmed and need encouragement
from other believers.
• 2 C O R I NT H I A NS 7 :1 3 | In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially
delighted to see how happy Titus was about the way all of you welcomed him and set his
mind at ease.
When you are thrust into leadership, you need encouragement from those you will lead.
• T I T U S 2 :6 | In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely.
As you move through life’s stages, you need encouragement to keep going strong for God.
How does God encourage me?
• J O S H U A 1 :9 | “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go.”
• PSA L M 3 4 :1 8 | The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are
crushed.
• DE U T E R O NO MY 3 1 :6 | “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before
them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor
abandon you.”
You can be encouraged to know God is with you.
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• J O H N 1 5 :1 8 | “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.”
• H E B R E W S 4 :1 5 | This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of
the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
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You can be encouraged when you understand that Jesus has been through what you are
going through.
• PSA L M 1 1 9 :2 5 , 2 8 | I lie in the dust; revive me by your word. . . . I weep with sorrow;
encourage me by your word.
• R O MA NS 1 5 :4 | Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the
Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be
fulfilled.
You can be encouraged when you listen to God speak through his Word.
• I SA I A H 4 0 :2 9 -3 1 | He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths
will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in
the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and
not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
You can be encouraged when you receive God’s power and strength.
• PSA L M 4 0 :2 | He lifted me out of the pit of despair. . . . He set my feet on solid ground and
steadied me as I walked along.
You can be encouraged when God rescues and restores you.
• J O S H U A 2 3 :1 0 | “Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord
your God fights for you, just as he has promised.”
• 1 C O R I NT H I A NS 1 5 :5 7 | But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
You can be encouraged when God defends you.
• 2 T H E S S A L O NI A NS 2 :16-1 7 | Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,
who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you
and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.
You can be encouraged when God comforts you.
• PSA L M 1 3 8 :3 | As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.
You can be encouraged when God answers your prayers.
• 1 K I NG S 1 9 :4 -6 | “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better
than my ancestors who have already died.” Then he lay down and slept under the broom