Harnessing the Power of Paraklesis

Given on Feb 4, 2023 by Tony Stith Listen

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In this message, we discuss lessons from the example of Barnabas which demonstrate how, if we harness the power of encouragement (Paraklesis) we can be a tool in God's hands to build and to grow his Church, and to help one another endure until the end.

Tony Stith

Tony Stith grew up in the Pacific Northwestern United States. He has been a member of the churches of God all of his life, attending the Boise, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington churches of God. After graduating college in Pasadena, CA in 1990, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Minnesota, where they now live in Woodbury, a suburb just to the southeast of St. Paul. They attend the Twin Cities United Church of God congregation.