1. Comfort the Discouraged

2. And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:14
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3. Discouraged, ὀλιγοψύχους - fainthearted, worried, fearful, having feelings of being inadequate

4. As you know, like a father with his own children, we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to live worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:11–12
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5. Encouragement should be personal.

6. Encouragement should be empathetic.

7. Encouragement should be geared toward spiritual growth.

8. As you know, like a father with his own children, we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to live worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:11–12
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9. Encouragement should be based on the promises of God and his word.

10. God promises to never leave us or forsake us. (Deuteronomy 31:8)

11. The Lord is the one who will go before you
The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
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12. God has a wonderful plan for your life. (Jeremiah 29:11)

13. For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
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14. Honoring your parents brings you the blessing of God. (Exodus 20:12)

15. Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12
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16. God will give you wisdom when you don’t know what to do. (James 1:5)

17. Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.
James 1:5
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18. God will forgive you of your sins. (1 John 1:9)

19. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
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20. Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand and by which you are being saved...
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
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21. ...if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: ....
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
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22. ...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
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23. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
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24. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
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25. But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
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26. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 10:13
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27. Comfort the Discouraged