The Fortified Life Podcast with Jason Davis - EP 185 | "Fortified In Wisdom TV Show Replay" | S1 EP 11

📖 Show Notes
Fortified Life Podcast | Fortified in Wisdom TV Show
Episode Title: Becoming an Encouragement Engineer
Original Air Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2025
Airing Platforms: 🎙️ Jerry Royce Live on Mixlr (Live at 8:30 PM EST)
📺 Dekalb25.com & Comcast Channel 25 (Weeknights at 11 PM EST)

🎧 Episode Overview:
In this inspiring episode of the Fortified Life Podcast, we explore what it means to become an Encouragement Engineer. Host Jason Davis (Author, Speaker, Teacher, and Stewardship Coach) shares transformational nuggets of wisdom on how Encouragement plays a pivotal role in our spiritual walk, our daily lives, and our leadership.

Using powerful examples from scripture and life experiences, Jason reminds us how quickly discouragement can strike—and how crucial it is to actively cultivate Encouragement in ourselves and others.

🛠️ Key Lessons from the Episode:

✅ Encouragement must be continual – It's not a one-time act.
✅ Today is a golden opportunity – Daily matters to lift someone up.
✅ Encouragement softens the heart – It prevents hardness of Spirit.
✅ Encouragement should be part of our DNA – It must become who we are.
✅ Encouragers are generous people – giving generously of time, resources, and kindness. ✅ Encouragers are motivated by faithfulness to God – Faithfulness as a fruit of the Spirit.
✅ Encouragers are courageous people – It takes boldness to stand up for others.
✅ Encouragers see the best in people, just as Barnabas did with John Mark.

📖 Scriptures Highlighted:

• Hebrews 3:13 (Amplified Version)
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
• Acts 4:36–37 (Barnabas the Son of Encouragement)
• Acts 11:22–24 (Barnabas Encouraging Believers)
• Acts 15:36–40 (Barnabas's Courage with John Mark)
• Proverbs 11:25 (Those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed)
• Galatians 5:22–23 (Fruits of the Spirit)

✍️ Wisdom Takeaways:

• Encouragement builds lives, relationships, and organizations.
• Encouragement engineers function as teachers (simplifying wisdom), coaches (unlocking potential), and mentors (navigating life with experience).
• Real Encouragement refreshes the soul—both the giver and receiver benefit.
• Authentic Encouragement is rooted in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

📣 Call to Action:Jason also invites listeners who don't yet know Christ into a relationship with Him, because real Encouragement and transformation begin with Jesus.

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