The Power of an Encouraging Word OUTLINE Ken Suttefield
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E verybody needs it
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“Anxious hearts are heavy but a word of encouragement does wonders.” – Proverbs 12:25
Neglecting it is costly
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“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Cultivate
ways to do it.
“One of the highest human duties is the duty of enco uragement. It is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to disco urage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to en courage one another. Many a time, a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet.” – William Barcla y 1. Be a cheerleader! 2. Be intentional! 3. Be simple! 4. Be sensit ive! 5. Be transparent! 6. Be available! Copyright © 2011 Ken Sutterfield. All rights reserved
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O ffer it often. “But en courage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so none of you may be hardened by sin’ s dece itfulness.” – Hebrews 3:13
U nderstand those around you. “People who share a common d irection and a sense of commun ity can get where they are going quicker and easier when they are traveling on the thrust of one another.”
R emember your family
– Ken Sutterfie ld
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A l ways do it sincerely. “Flatter me and I may not believ e you. Criticize me and I might not like yo u. Ignore me and I may not forgive you. Encourage me and I will not forget you.” – William A. Ward
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G iving encouragement makes a difference! “Plea sant words t o others can have a permanent, even eternal impact for good.” – Kenneth Parin “The power of your enco uraging words, spoken or written, could be the difference in the outcom e of a single event or even one’s life.” – Ken Sutterfie ld
E ncouragement is a wa y of life! “Sow an act … reap a habit; Sow a habit … reap a character; Sow a character … reap a destiny.”
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