Barnabas

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Barnabas

• Son of Encouragement

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Do you remember his name?

• Joseph
• From Cyprus
• A Levite
• His nickname was Barnabas
• Meaning son of encouragement

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Son of Encouragement

• Acts 436-37
• Acts 927
• Acts 1120-26
• Acts 132
• Acts 1537-40

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Are we children of encouragement?

• Not everyone has the same talents
• Rom 123-8
• But all have a responsibility
• 1 Thes. 59-11, 14

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Facing discouragement

• Sometimes life is harder than expected
• Num 214
• Neh. 410
• Sometimes others seem to do better
• Ps 732-3
• Sometimes it takes too long
• Prov 1312

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What we need to be doing

• Heb 312-13
• A daily task
• Heb 1023-25
• A duty to each other
• 1 Pet 38-9
• A blessing

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