{"id":33919,"date":"2021-04-05T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T23:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=33919"},"modified":"2021-04-05T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T01:39:52","slug":"barnabas-the-encourager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/barnabas-the-encourager\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnabas &#8211; The Encourager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Barnabas-The-Encourager.mp3\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-33919-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Barnabas-The-Encourager.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Barnabas-The-Encourager.mp3\">https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Barnabas-The-Encourager.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<p>by Ross Ward<\/p>\n<p>Text: Acts 4:31-37<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Barnabas&#8217; work in Acts\n<ol>\n<li>Acts 4:31-37 &#8211; gave of himself<\/li>\n<li>Acts 9:26-30 &#8211; advocated for Saul in Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li>Acts 11:19-24 &#8211; qualities as a servant<\/li>\n<li>Acts 11:25-26 &#8211; advocates for Saul<\/li>\n<li>Acts 15:35-41 &#8211; advocates for John Mark<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Being a Barnabas\n<ol>\n<li>Barnabas sacrificed himself\n<ol>\n<li>Giving of his property for the poor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Barnabas qualities\n<ol>\n<li>Qualities of a servant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Barnabas advocated for others\n<ol>\n<li>Saul &amp; John Mark<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Barnabas developed (employed) others in his work\n<ol>\n<li>Saul &amp; John Mark<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Not &#8220;the stereotype&#8221;\n<ol>\n<li>Paul\/Saul &#8211; devout Jew<\/li>\n<li>John Mark &#8211; was not devoted<\/li>\n<li>Peter, Andrew, James &amp; John &#8211; Fisherman<\/li>\n<li>Luke &#8211; Physician<\/li>\n<li>Matthew &#8211; Tax Collector<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>We all have a purpose and the ability\n<ol>\n<li>Matthew 25:14-30 &#8211; The parable of the 5, 2, and 1 talent men<\/li>\n<li>I Corinthians 12:1-31 &#8211; various gifts<\/li>\n<li>Romans 12:3-9 &#8211; various abilities<\/li>\n<li>Ephesians 4:7-16 &#8211; various offices<\/li>\n<li>Titus 2:3-5 &#8211; the importance of women<\/li>\n<li>I Thessalonians 5:9-11, 14 &#8211; all Christians<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Results designed by Jesus (Ephesians 4)\n<ol>\n<li>Unity of faith<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Jesus<\/li>\n<li>Complete man<\/li>\n<li>Attain proper moral character<\/li>\n<li>Not tossed about<\/li>\n<li>Joined together<\/li>\n<li>Compacted together<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Advocate\n<ol>\n<li>Develop and encourage fellow workers<\/li>\n<li>Develop and encourage teachers and preachers<\/li>\n<li>Develop and encourage participation<\/li>\n<li>Develop and encourage elders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion\n<ol>\n<li>Serve &amp; Sacrifice\n<ol>\n<li>Look out for others best interest\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;good man&#8221; &#8211; benevolent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sacrificing self<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>A servant\n<ol>\n<li>Meekness<\/li>\n<li>Humility<\/li>\n<li>Forbearance<\/li>\n<li>Submissive<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortraits of God&#8217;s Leaders\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ross Ward Text: Acts 4:31-37 Barnabas&#8217; work in Acts Acts 4:31-37 &#8211; gave of himself Acts 9:26-30 &#8211; advocated for Saul in Jerusalem Acts 11:19-24 &#8211; qualities as a servant Acts 11:25-26 &#8211; advocates for Saul Acts 15:35-41 &#8211; advocates for John Mark Being a Barnabas Barnabas sacrificed himself Giving of his property for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[329,357],"class_list":["post-33919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-barnabas","tag-encouragement"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33868,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/","url_meta":{"origin":33919,"position":0},"title":"Portraits of God&#8217;s Leaders","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A series of lessons presented by Ross Ward of Des Moines, Iowa, April 4-9, 2021 King Saul - An 'I' Problem Saul relies on his own will and ability, ultimately refused to accept responsibility for his actions (I Samuel 8-16) Jesus - Humble Servant King Jesus is King but not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":43137,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-there-an-example-of-a-church-asking-someone-to-come-work-with-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":33919,"position":1},"title":"Is there an example of a church asking someone to come work with them?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I called and talked to Jeff regarding the biblical authority for having a local evangelist or preacher. I appreciate the time he took to talk to me and help me. I do have a few follow-up questions. Also, I really appreciate your website as it is easy to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29163,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jamaica-patois-wisdom-humility\/","url_meta":{"origin":33919,"position":2},"title":"Jamaica Patois Wisdom &#8211; Humility","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jefferson David Tant The Jamaican Patois dialect is colorful, unique and humorous. It is my desire to share some of the philosophy shown in this mix of colorful phrases that are witty as well as thought-provoking. I hope the readers both profit and enjoy. 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We cannot substitute another system\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1407,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/son-of-encouragement\/","url_meta":{"origin":33919,"position":4},"title":"Son of Encouragement","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Text: Hebrews :7-14 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Scriptures tell us of an interesting man \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His name was Joseph and he was from the island of Cyprus, though he was a Jew -- a Levite in particular. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No one remembers him by his true name, everyone calls him by his nickname. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBar\u201d =\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42291,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/be-a-barnabas\/","url_meta":{"origin":33919,"position":5},"title":"Be a Barnabas","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jefferson David Tant We are familiar with Paul's companion in some of his travels. 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