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Barnabas, Son of Encouragement (Part 2)

Lesson 5:. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement (Part 2). Barnabas, Son of Encouragement. Five Lessons We Learn from Barnabas in Acts 4 Even if people don’t know our name, they know who we are! Selflessness is extremely important & encouraging to God! Even church leaders need & can be encouraged!.

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Barnabas, Son of Encouragement (Part 2)

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  1. Lesson 5: Barnabas, Son of Encouragement (Part 2)

  2. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement • Five Lessons We Learn from Barnabas in Acts 4 • Even if people don’t know our name, they know who we are! • Selflessness is extremely important & encouraging to God! • Even church leaders need & can be encouraged!

  3. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement • Five Lessons We Learn from Barnabas in Acts 4 • The kingdom of God must be first in our lives! • Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth…but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven…For where your treasure is…” – Matt. 6:19-21. • Jesus said, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things…” – Matt. 6:33. • Jesus said it! Barnabas did it! • He reflected a proper attitude toward material wealth. • “But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him…” – 1 John 3:17. • “As we have opportunity, let us do…” – Gal. 6:10.

  4. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement • Five Lessons We Learn from Barnabas in Acts 4 • All giving & encouragement must have proper motives! • Barnabas is introduced at this point to introduce chap. 5. • The motives of Barnabas were vastly different than the motives of Ananias & Sapphira. • A&S saw what others were doing. • A&S perhaps wanted the same attention & praise. • A&S chose to “lie to the Holy Spirit” – Acts 5:3. • The act of giving was to be voluntary, pure & honest. • Barnabas was motivated by pure motives. • A&S were motivated by selfish motives. • Sacrificial gifts to others are impacted by the motivation. • Encouragers are purely, honestly & lovingly motivated!

  5. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement • Background to Barnabas’ Appearance in Acts 9 • Persecution against the church; Stephen stoned to death • Saul ravaging the church, believing it was a service to God • The Lord appeared to the chief of sinners offering salvation • Ananias, although frightened, went to preach to Saul • Immediately after he was converted, Saul began preaching • The Jews now plotted to kill him for preaching Christ • Saul came to Jerusalem; tried repeatedly to join the disciples • It had been 3 years since he persecuted there (Gal. 1:18) • The disciples continued to be afraid of him • The disciples didn’t believe Saul was a disciple • Sometimes, you just need someone to trust you!

  6. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement • Barnabas Enters the Scene Again in Acts 9:27 • All of the other disciples distrusted & rejected Saul • “But Barnabas…” • “But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles.” • Barnabas “declared to them” Saul’s conversion & new life: • [Saul] had seen the Lord on the road, and • that [the Lord] had spoken to him, and • how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.” • Barnabas’ intervention and testimony made the difference! • The disciples in Jerusalem embraced their former enemy! • “He was with them at Jerusalem, coming in & going out.”

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