2. Howard Hendricks
“Discouragement is the anesthetic the devil uses on a person just before he reaches in and carves out his heart.”

3. The GOD of All Comfort

4. Comfort
1. a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
2. the easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress.

5. The GOD of All Comfort

6. John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever.

7. Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

8. The GOD of All Comfort

9. Bring Comfort to Others
Isaiah 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Isaiah 51:12 “I, even I, am He who comforts you.”

10. Bring Comfort to Others
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

11. Bring Comfort to Others
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

12. The GOD of All Comfort

13. Bring Comfort to Others
GOD Blesses you with Comfort just when you need it, Lend to another this same Blessing

14. Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship.

15. 1 Thessalonians 5
(v.14) encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
(v.15) always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

16. How to Comfort & Encourage
Show a Loving Heart to someone who isn’t so loving
Lend a Helping Hand to someone who needs a Hand Up
Give Hope to someone who feels hopeless

17. 1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

18. The GOD of All Comfort