Dear Leader,This may date us all, but there was a popular show a few years back that had a great theme song. I’d like for us to look over the lyrics together...
"Making your way in the world today takes everything you got
Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot
Wouldn’t you like to get away
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name
And they’re always glad you came
You wanna be where you can see
The troubles are all the same
You wanna go where everybody knows your name
You wanna go where people know
People are all the same
You wanna go where everybody knows your name"I’m sure you all know this song and have been singing along as you read the lyrics. We all need a place for encouragement, and this song reminds us of that need. In this month’s E4 we are going to learn the importance of giving and receiving encouragement.
Serving alongside you,
Craig
Life At The ATM…
"Depositing Encouragement In The Lives Of Others"
Hebrews 10:22-25
September 2005
E1 - Encouraging Quotes and Verses
Quotes:
You can easily determine the caliber of a person by the amount of opposition it takes to discourage them.
Author Unknown
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E2 - Equipping Resources
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Treasure Quest Activity Books
E3 - Energizing Stories
Illustration 1: Train Conductor
A train conductor was taking tickets on a train when he came upon a guy who was incredibly obnoxious. He refused to give the conductor his ticket. He berated the conductor and called him every name in the book. He screamed, ranted and raved for about five minutes. The entire time the conductor calmly listened without yelling or repaying the man with like attitude. When the situation was resolved and the conductor went about his business, another passenger had said, “Why didn’t you give him a piece of your mind? I mean the guy was an idiot to you.” The conductor said, “He has to live with himself all the time. I can put up with him for five minutes.”
E4 -Empowering Leadership
Think of Encouragement like an ATM Machine. You will usually do one of two things at an ATM…make a deposit or make a withdrawal.
