June 18-19
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A good teammate encourages others. Today, kindergarten through fifth graders found out about the time a guy named Barnabas encouraged a guy named Paul. Read about it together in Acts 9:19-31.
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To understand how Barnabas encouraged Paul, it’s helpful to know Paul’s story. Here’s a short video about it. Then ask: If you were a follower of Jesus, what would you think about Paul? Why?
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Check out a video about how Barnabas stood up for Paul. Then ask, how did Barnabas encourage Paul?
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Remember 1 Corinthians 9:24-25: “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.” When does the race get hard? Has anybody ever encouraged you when things were tough?
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Come up with one way to encourage somebody this week. You could make them a card, tell them something you love about them or stand up for them, like Barnabas did for Paul.
