1. November 25th, 2012
1 Thessalonians 5:14
A Call to Encourage

6. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray
continually, 18 give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for
you in Christ Jesus.

9. 11 Foryou know that we dealt with each
of you as a father deals with his own
children, 12 , comforting
and urging you to live lives worthy of
God, who calls you into his kingdom
and glory.

10. 17 After that, we who are still alive and
are left will be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And so we will be with the Lord
forever. 18 Therefore one
another with these words.

11. 11 Therefore one
another and build each other up, just as
in fact you are doing.

12. 14 And we urge you, brothers and
sisters, warn those who are idle and
disruptive, the
disheartened, help the weak, be patient
with everyone.

13. Greek word: parakaleo
“To call alongside”
“Come alongside someone who is
under pressure to give them strength”

14. “Biblical encouragement communicates
God’s truth and hope in ways that
personally strengthen others to follow
God’s will for their lives.”

15. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
compassion and the God of all
, 4 who us in all our
troubles, so that we can those
in any trouble with the we
ourselves receive from God.

16. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will
give you another to help you
and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit
of truth. The world cannot accept him,
because it neither sees him nor knows
him. But you know him, for he lives with
you and will be in you.

17. 5 For when we came into Macedonia, we
had no rest, but we were harassed at every
turn—conflicts on the outside, fears
within. 6 But God, who the
downcast, us by the coming of
Titus,7 and not only by his coming but also
by the you had given him. He told
us about your longing for me, your deep
sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that
my joy was greater than ever.

19. 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.

20. 29 Do
not let any unwholesome talk
come out of your mouths, but
according to their needs, that it may
benefit those who listen.

21. Therefore if you have any encouragement from
being united with Christ, if any comfort from his
love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any
tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my
joy complete by being like-minded, having the
same love, being one in spirit and of one
mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others
above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own
interests but each of you to the interests of the
others. 5 In your relationships with one another,
have the same mindset as Christ Jesus…

22. 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk
come out of your mouths, but only what
is helpful for building others
up , that it
may benefit those who listen.

28. 24 Andlet us consider how we may spur
one another on toward love and good
deeds, 25 not giving up meeting
together, as some are in the habit of
doing, but
—and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.