Title: Barnabas – Son of Encouragement
Text: Acts 4:36
Acts 4 does not tell us much….
- Barnabas was renamed “Son of Encouragement…”
- …or exhortation…
- …or consolation…
- …or comfort….
How did he encourage?
- Took care of those in need…. Acts 4:34-36
- Did what needed doing when it needed doing…. Acts 9:26-28; 11:19-24; 13:1-3
- Exhorted others to remain faithful – 11:23
- Converted souls for Christ – Acts 11:24
- Brought others along in the work…. Acts 11:25-26
- Didn’t give up on people – Acts 15:36-41