Encouragement Isn’t Enough
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
It’s happened to you many times before: your friend just seems down about everything, nothing’s going right, and even the weather is dreary. You rack your brain trying to think of something to say, but words just won’t come. Finally you mutter something like I’m sure it’ll work out, or, Just keep on smiling. Pathetic. Lame. And not remotely encouraging to your friend. So, what can you say to your friend? Should you possibly even do something? Dr. Adams defines Biblical encouragement, demonstrates its importance for the spiritual well-being of Christians, and then teaches you how to put it into practice. So now, instead of empty words, learn how to give useful advice and loving, biblical encouragement to your fellow believer.
- Defines biblical encouragement
- Demonstrates the importanceof encouragement for the spiritual well-being of Christians
- Explores how to put it into practice
- Introduction
- What is Encouragement?
- Discovering the Reason for Encouragement
- There Has to be a Purpose in View
- Purpose
- How about You?
- Who Needs It?
- Planned Encouragement
- Encouraging Words
- Other Significant Passages
- What is Inner Strength?
- Using Scripture to Encourage People
- Preaching That Encourages
- Happy in the Doing
- Grief and Loss
- Carrying Another’s Burden
- Elijah
- Boldness
- Conclusion
Top Highlights
“No wonder many Christians today are weak in faith (rather than strong) when they subsist on a diet of so little truth” (Page 43)
“it seems always to be related to ‘inner strengthening, making one strong enough to complete a task” (Page 8)
“It is enough only if it is offered to the right person at the right time in the right way.” (Page 15)
“When ready to receive it, encouragement from God’s Word is enough!” (Page 15)
“making another inwardly strong enough to undertake a task” (Page 7)
- Title: Encouragement Isn’t Enough
- Author: Jay E. Adams
- Publisher: Institute for Nouthetic Studies
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 98
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Encouragement › Biblical teaching; Encouragement › Religious aspects--Christianity; Encouragement › Religious aspects--Presbyterian church
- ISBNs: 9781889032573, 1889032573
- Resource ID: LLS:NCRGMNTSNTNGH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:45:07Z
Jay E. Adams A.B., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1929-2020) served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). He was the author of over 100 books including the best seller Competent to Counsel which launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was the recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.