Would you consider yourself a church member of your pastor's dreams?

Listen to Adrian Rogers.

Would you say God make me a Barnabas?

Help me to be a loadlier.

Lord God help me to be a friend finder.

Help me to be a bridge builder.

Oh God, help me to be a disciple developer.

Help me Lord to find somebody that needs encouragement. Somebody has

gifts and abilities and to urge them on. And God help me to be a failure fixer.

Would you like to be the church member of my dreams would you?

Welcome to Love Worth Finding. What is it that builds a strong congregation of fellow

believers? Encouragement. As pastor, teacher, of fellow believers, encouragement.

As pastor, teacher, and author Adrian Rogers said, the way to receive encouragement is

to give it to others.

This is best exemplified in the life of Barnabas in the book of acts.

What is it that made him so extraordinary?

If you have your Bible turn to acts chapter 4, we'll start in verse 36, as Adrian Rogers picks up with part 2 of the

church member of my dreams.

Look if you will again in this passage of scripture beginning in verse 36 acts 4 verse 36 and

Joseph who by the apostles was surname Barnabas which is being interpreted the son

of consolation that is the son of encouragement a

leviite and of the country of Cyprus having land sold it and brought the money and

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