Re-Solved

#29:Encouragement

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Looking to Jesus for encouragement

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.


  • When trouble arises it is easy to get discouraged.
  • Discouragement is dissatisfaction of the past, distaste for the present, and distrust of the future.
  • Discouragement is a result of spiritual blindness.
  • Discouragement is indifference to the opportunities of today.
  • Its unbelief in the promise of God’s word, its unawareness of the presence of God.
  • If you want to keep your discourages to a minimum, stay focused on Jesus Christ.
    • All comfort comes from God.
    • Comfort is received from God by faith.
  • God uses his people to comfort you.
  • Afflictions occur in the heart.
  • When nobody suffers, nobody cares.
  • Sometimes God doesn’t comfort us because he wants to turn us into comforters
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    Re-SolvedBy Temple Baptist Church, Titusville, FL USA