Who Are Your Heros? Gordon MacDonald

Notes from July 27, 2008:
Who Are Your Heros? Jesus, and who else?
Act 4:32 ff -- What does a hero look like?
Quote from Oswald Sanders book entitled "Leadership"
Joseph (Barnabas) - son of encouragement
--en/courage
--dis/courage
Either/or: which do you do?
The church should be marked by encouragers.

Barnabas' example:
--modeled generosity--Acts 4
--welcomed Saul/Paul into the church--Act 9
--organized a group of new Christians into a vibrant church--Acts 11
--helped launch the first serious missions effort--Act 13
--believed in giving people second chances--Acts 15

(notes by Ralph Simons; all mistakes are his, not the speaker's)