Encouragement

God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters. 

Let’s Be Encouraged

• Be encouraged because God is a God of mercy and comfort
  • Verse 3
  • Father of Mercies
  • Author of Mercy
  • God of Comfort
• How is comfort received from God?
  • By faith
  • From others
  • Through His Word
  • By His Holy Spirit
• Take encouragement because God is there in your afflictions
  • Verse 4
• You should be encouraged because you can be instruments of comfort to others
  • Verse 4
• You should be encouraged because the comfort you receive from God comes through Jesus
  • Verse 5