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If you were to be summed up in one word, what would we call you? Mr. Critical,

Miss Cranky, are you always known for being the negative person? Instead, we want to be Mr. or Miss

and Courage. Our moods are contagious. Coming up today, Pastor Greg Laurie urges us to pass on an

encouraging frame of mind to those around us. An encourager sees the potential and others and

cheers them off. This is the day when the last I found. This is the day for a moment, yeah.

Someone can brighten our day with just a smile or a kind word.

Others seem to steal the sunshine and rain on our parade. Isn't it interesting that other people

have that kind of influence on us? Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie points out we

should take that to heart and learn to have a positive influence on others. It's not that hard to do

and the rewards are wonderful. You've joined us for a study in the Book of Acts. The Pastor Greg

is called the Upside Down Life. Turning your Bibles to Acts 11, Acts 11 in the title of the

messages, how to be an encourager. Encouragement really matters and that's something that we all

need and lie. In fact, I read an interesting thing about two doctors who wrote an article called

the most dangerous word in the world. They wrote, quote, if you were to put yourself in an MRI

scanner and take a video of your brain and flash the word no for less than one second,

there would be a sudden release of dozens of stress-releasing hormones and neurotransmitters.

The doctors continue to say these chemicals immediately interrupt the normal function of your

brain, impairing logic, reason, and communication. Just flashing the word no. But then they went on to

say, but positive words like peace and love alter the expression of genes, strengthening areas

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