✝ Daily Encouragement (4/7/25) "A Good Man"
Published: Mon, 04/07/25
Updated: Mon, 04/07/25
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"A Good Man" Message summary: Today we consider good men like Barnabas and my cousin Dub. In what ways are you demonstrating that you are a good person?
Listen to our message on your audio player. "When he (Barnabas) came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith" (Acts 11:23,24).
Last
Thursday Ester
and I attended
a Memorial
Service for my
cousin, George
Steincross,
whom family
and friends
called Dub. He
was the
youngest child
and only son
of my Mom's
only brother,
Uncle Gentry.
Dub was a
nickname his
older sister,
Mazie, gave
him when he
was a baby and
it stuck for
life. Dub was a Baptist preacher, a kind man andan encourager. As a young preacher he served a church in Alabama at the time of segregation and faced persecution when he took a stand against it. He was active in sports and became the defacto chaplain of the local college's basketball team. Dub invited the team to attend a concert at the church which included several black players. As a result he faced opposition from church leadership for inviting them, received harassing phone calls, and got his house egged. He was asked to resign but, out of principle, he refused to do so and was fired. He went on to establish another church in that town that exists to this day. This is from the church's website: "University Baptist Church was chartered on October 3, 1971. Rev. George “Dub” Steincross, formerly of Montevallo First Baptist Church, was named the founding pastor. His goal was simply to follow the love of Jesus wherever it may lead. And in the summer of ‘71, it led him and 225 others to step out and start a new Baptist church, which would be dedicated to the grace of God for all people, regardless of skin color."
Due
to persecution
the message of
Christ was
spreading way
beyond
Jerusalem,
Judea and
Samaria by
Acts 11. A
group of
disciples had
reached
Antioch in
Syria (see here
for map)
telling them
the good news
about the Lord
Jesus. “The
Lord’s hand
was with them,
and a great
number of
people
believed and
turned to the
Lord”
(Acts
11:21).
What
an honor to be
described as a
"good man".
The
daily verse
goes on to
succinctly
describe what
Barnabas
encountered in
Antioch, along
with his
response.
It is a good
lesson for
encouragers of
any
generation. “When
he came and
saw the grace
of God, he was
glad, and he
exhorted them
all to remain
faithful to
the Lord with
steadfast
purpose”
(Acts 11:23).
1)
"When he
(Barnabas)
came and saw
the grace of
God":
Scripture
doesn’t
specify just
what Barnabas
saw. The NIV
words it, “evidence
of the grace
of God”.
That’s
wonderful
isn’t
it? We
hope you have
seen evidence
of the grace
of God in
fellow
believers. We
also hope that
we abundantly
display that
evidence in
our
lives!
2) “He was glad” – What makes you glad today? Ask yourself, does it have eternal worth? 3) "He exhorted (encouraged) them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose". That’s how Luke concisely describes Barnabas’ ministry as an encourager.
Today
consider good
men like
Barnabas and
Dub who have
been a
positive
influence in
your life and
give thanks to
God for them.
In what ways
does the
goodness of
God spill out
from your life
into the lives
of others?
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "Find Us Faithful" Watch on YouTube Steve Green with the Gaither homecoming singers "Little Is Much When God Is in It" Watch on YouTube Wes Hampton with the Gaither homecoming singers. 
Dub
and his wife
Joy at one of
our annual
family
reunions.
Seven
of the
original
sixteen
cousins
attended Dub's
service. Four
have died and
several were
unable to
attend because
of health.
Mazie, in the
middle, is
Dub's older
sister who
gave him the
name
"Dub".
While
in the KC area
we had dinner
at Jack
Stack's BBQ
one night with
a cousin from
my Dad's side,
Janet and her
husband Jim.
She is the
daughter of my
dad's only
beloved sister
Mary.
While
in the Kansas
City area we
visited Union
Station built
in 1914 which
has been
renovated and
is now a
tourist
destination.
As a child we
went out of
this station
to travel by
train to
California to
visit my older
brother Mike
and his
family.
For
those
traveling with
pets
this is the
pet relief
area at the
Kansas City
airport. I
guess
you hose it
down
afterwards but
it's
still pretty
yucky in my
humble
opinion.
Yesterday
afternoon the
Lapp family
joined us in
celebrating
Jim and
Dorothy's 70th
wedding
anniversary at
Trillium
Place. Ester
captured this
photo as they
began to cut
the sheet
cake. Jim and
Dottie are 90
years old and
continue to
have a vibrant
faith and an
encouraging
spirit.
While
at the
Trillium
facility we
also greeted
Pastor
Crichton who
celebrated his
104th
birthday
last week. For
many years he
was the pastor
of Calvary
Church though
many years
before we
began
attending.
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