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December: 28 Days to Encourage One Another

Day 01: Send a note: “I’m glad that you’re my brother/sister in Christ!”

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today. Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 02: Seek to build someone up who is discouraged or overwhelmed

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 03: Express appreciation to an elder for his labors

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 04: Visit a widow or shut-in or elderly member in their home

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 05: Plan to be at worship and church services every time you can

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 06: Make a call: “I just wanted to see how you’re doing today”

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 07: Compliment someone who recently did a good job in the church

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 08: Invite someone to have lunch or coffee together

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 09: Lend a helping hand to someone in the church

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 10: Send a note: “I prayed for you today! May God bless you!”

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 11: Smile and give a warm hug to someone who has struggled lately

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 12: Express appreciation to someone who may rarely receive any

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 13: Share a Bible verse that means a lot to you and has helped you

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 14: Celebrate and congratulate an accomplishment someone enjoyed

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 15: Extend comfort or sympathy to someone suffering or lonely

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 16: Send a note: “I’m glad that we are part of the same church!”

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 17: Arrive early or stay late at worship to meet, greet and visit

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 18: Take a meal to someone who has been having a hard time

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 19: Express appreciation to someone who works for the church

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 20: Send a note of praise to a young person in the church

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 21: Invite someone to hang out or go somewhere together

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 22: Reach out to someone who always seems to reach out to others

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 23: Make a call: “I was thinking about you and praying for you today.”

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 24: Express appreciation for a kind act of service done to another

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 25: Let someone who is missing worship know he/she is missed

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 26: Invite others into your home for fellowship

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today.   Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 27: Send a note of praise to a young parent in the church

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today. Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Day 28: Do a random (even little) act of kindness for a church member

Take time to fill in your “Encouragement Journal” for today. Pray and ask God to help you to be an encourager today. Someone(s) I tried to encourage today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I tried to encourage someone today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Someone(s) who encouraged me today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ How I was encouraged today: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________