ENCOURAGING UNBELIEVERS

• Always treat them with honor and respect

• Live in such a way that they see Christ in you

• Build trust with them by being a good friend 

• Acknowledge their importance in your life

• Be one of their balcony people (Read the book: Balcony People by Joyce Landorf Heatherly)

• Create a safe environment for them (Read the book: Safe People by Cloud & Townsend)

• Tell them the story of Christ

• Share the joy you experience in Christ

• Teach by example a love for the Lord’s church

• Seek first to understand then to be understood

• Attend activities in which they are involved 

• Show an interest in their family

• Share in their joys by offering to celebrate with them

• Invite them to your home 

• Have  a harmonious home

• Invite them to attend worship services with you

• Invite them to activities outside of the worship service

• Assure them they will be welcomed at the service and be sure you do your part to make sure they feel welcomed

• Invite them to study the Bible with you

• Remind them of God’s love for them

• Look for ways to encourage them 

• Ask them what encourages them

• Compliment them in regards to the good in their life

• Acknowledge and validate that discouragement comes to everyone

• Offer to help them through a time of discouragement

• Actively listen to their concerns and sorrows

• Be sympathetic when they are going through a difficult situation

• Allow them to express their opinion on things

• Encourage questions in regards to any topic

• Always talk about things with them and not about other people

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