Love Encourages
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 31 May 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In today’s devotional we’re going to look at the role of encouragement in putting our love into action. In a world that constantly seems to beat us down, we’re in need of some real encouragement. God has an encouraging word to speak to everyone around you. And if we’ll make space to listen, he longs to share that word with us that we might see his kingdom advancing in the heart of another.
May God encourage us today, and empower us to encourage another as we make space for his loving presence.
Our Scripture for today comes from Hebrews 10:23-25, and today's worship is Catch Me Singing by The Worship Initiative feat. John Marc Kohl.
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| 0:00.0 | In today's podcast, we're going to look at the role of encouragement and putting our love into action. |
| 0:11.7 | In a world that constantly seems to beat us down, we're in need of some real encouragement. |
| 0:18.8 | God has an encouraging word to speak to everyone around you. |
| 0:22.6 | And if we'll make space to listen, he longs to share that word with us that we might see |
| 0:28.6 | his kingdom advancing in the heart of another. |
| 0:32.6 | May God encourage us today and empower us to encourage another as we make space for his loving |
| 0:40.0 | presence. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Hebrews 10, 23 through 25. |
| 1:00.0 | Scripture says, |
| 1:03.0 | Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. |
| 1:08.0 | For he who promised is faithful. |
| 1:16.4 | And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, |
| 1:20.7 | not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, |
| 1:26.8 | but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the day drawing near. |
| 1:35.3 | When was the last time someone really encouraged you? Maybe you was a family member or a friend. |
| 1:39.3 | How did it make you feel? |
| 1:42.3 | How did you view yourself afterwards? |
| 1:45.0 | If you haven't been encouraged in a while, |
| 1:48.0 | how greatly do you long for it? |
| 1:51.0 | Encouragement is powerful. |
| 1:54.0 | It has the ability to change emotions and trajectories. |
| 1:59.0 | It has the power to fill someone with courage and boldness, |
| 2:03.6 | to say yes to the plans and heart of God. |
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