PRINCIPLES OF ENCOURAGEMENT

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

I Thessalonians 5:11

DON'T BE AFRAID TO PRAISE - GOD COMMANDS IT

Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.


Proverbs 31:31


FAILING TO ENCOURAGE WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF LEADERSHIP

Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now."


II Samuel 19:7

GOD COMMANDS OTHERS NOT TO PRAISE THEMSELVES


IF YOU DON'T PRAISE THEM WHO WILL?


Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.


Proverbs 27:2

DON'T JUST THINK IT - SAY IT!


Better is open rebuke than hidden love.


Proverbs 27:5

ENCOURAGE OTHERS DAILY

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today . . .


Hebrews 3:13


ENCOURAGE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT


NOT OUTWARD THINGS WHICH OTHERS HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR


Similarly, encourage the young men to be self controlled.


Titus 2:6


FOCUS ON THE GOOD - THEN SAY IT TO THE PERSON YOU SEE IT IN!

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.


Philippians 4:8

ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO WORK CLOSEST WITH YOU

But your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will enter it. encourage him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.


Deuteronomy 1:38

REWARD FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WITH PRAISE

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.


I Corinthians 11:1


REWARD A JOB WELL DONE WITH PRAISE

"`Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. `Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'


Luke 19:17

ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH SELF CONFIDENCE

And we urge you, brothers, . . . encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.


I Thessalonians 5:14


COMMUNICATE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING TOGETHER

Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.


Ephesians 6:21

SHARE YOUR VISION OF THE FUTURE

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 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 encourage each other with these words.


I Thessalonians 4:16


SHARE WHAT GOD IS TEACHING YOU


TO MAKE YOU A MORE EFFECTIVE WORKER FOR HIM

. . . encourage others by sound doctrine. . . .


Titus 1:9