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Who’s your Who’s your Barnabas? Who’s Barnabas? Who’s your encourager?your encourager?

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011Tuesday, March 1, 2011Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. HaleRev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale


Acts 4:36-37Acts 4:36-37


““Where shall I find Where shall I find courage? For that is courage? For that is what I chiefly need.” what I chiefly need.”

- Frodo - Frodo


That’s your That’s your Barnabas, your Barnabas, your

encourager!encourager!


““Encourage” is a Encourage” is a compound word, compound word, “en” “courage”. “en” “courage”.

Your Barnabas is the Your Barnabas is the one who gives you one who gives you courage within.courage within.


Every word of Every word of praise you receive praise you receive

is a star in the is a star in the night sky!night sky!


Affirmation from Affirmation from one’s peers leads one’s peers leads to a longer shelf to a longer shelf

life.life.


Everyone needs at Everyone needs at least one least one

Barnabas.Barnabas.


Joseph was called the Joseph was called the “son of a Prophet”. “son of a Prophet”. Not because he was Not because he was

abrasive, but because abrasive, but because he was positive.he was positive.


Christians are to be Christians are to be bearers of “good bearers of “good

news”.news”.


We are called to We are called to encourage one encourage one

anotheranother

– – I Thessalonians 5:11I Thessalonians 5:11

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Barnabas’s ministry of Barnabas’s ministry of encouragement was multi-encouragement was multi-

dimensional!dimensional!

Acts 9:26-27Acts 9:26-27 Acts 11:22-24Acts 11:22-24 Acts 11:25-26Acts 11:25-26 Acts 15:36-40Acts 15:36-40


A Barnabas is an A Barnabas is an encourager not an encourager not an

embalmer.embalmer.


A Barnabas:A Barnabas:

Is a peer encourager who holds Is a peer encourager who holds up your hand when you are tiredup your hand when you are tired

Gives you a standing ovation or Gives you a standing ovation or handclap when you rarely get handclap when you rarely get oneone

Gives you permission to fallGives you permission to fall Gives you permission to write a Gives you permission to write a

bad first draftbad first draft



Reminds you that God has given Reminds you that God has given you everything you need for life you everything you need for life and livingand living

Dares you to remember that the Dares you to remember that the same God who called you to life, same God who called you to life, called you to ministrycalled you to ministry

Reminds you that you have the Reminds you that you have the privilege of loving for a livingprivilege of loving for a living



Someone who breathes into you Someone who breathes into you new life, when life has taken your new life, when life has taken your breath awaybreath away

Lifts you when you are road-Lifts you when you are road-shipped, world weary, bone tired, shipped, world weary, bone tired, blood-thin, browbeaten and sick blood-thin, browbeaten and sick of it allof it all

Loves you through the most Loves you through the most difficult times of your lifedifficult times of your life


Discussion: Discussion:

In what way do you In what way do you need to be need to be

encouraged today?encouraged today?


Worry makes a Worry makes a heart heavy, a kind heart heavy, a kind

word makes it word makes it glad.glad.

- Proverbs 12:25- Proverbs 12:25


The word The word “encouragement” is “encouragement” is

from the French from the French Coeur: It means to Coeur: It means to put ”heart” into put ”heart” into

something.something.


A Barnabas is a A Barnabas is a heartening heartening

presence and presence and power in life.power in life.


We need two types of We need two types of “handlers”“handlers”

One hand makes a fist – NathanOne hand makes a fist – Nathan

The other hand makes a palm – The other hand makes a palm – BarnabasBarnabas


What does a palm What does a palm do?do?


There are five There are five manifestations of the manifestations of the

Barnabas spirit!Barnabas spirit! 1.1. The Good Samaritan Barnabas – The Good Samaritan Barnabas –

the spontaneous encourager who the spontaneous encourager who we may not even know (Luke we may not even know (Luke 10:25-37)10:25-37)

2.2. The Onesimus/Big Brother The Onesimus/Big Brother Barnabas – he or she knows your Barnabas – he or she knows your name well enough to understand name well enough to understand the hesitations of your heart. the hesitations of your heart. (Col. 4:9, Philemon 10)(Col. 4:9, Philemon 10)


3.3. The Epaphras-Prayer Barnabas – The Epaphras-Prayer Barnabas – who is always wrestling for you who is always wrestling for you in prayer. (Colossians 1:7; 4:12)in prayer. (Colossians 1:7; 4:12)

4.4. The Sarah – Humor Barnabas – The Sarah – Humor Barnabas – (Genesis 18:10-12)(Genesis 18:10-12)

5.5. The Ruth-Endurance Barnabas – The Ruth-Endurance Barnabas – who will share your lamentations who will share your lamentations when your tribulations leave you when your tribulations leave you weak and abandoned (Ruth 1:16)weak and abandoned (Ruth 1:16)

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