# The Power of Persevering Encouragement // Acts 15:36-41

An episode of [Live Free with Josh Howerton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1669321198), 11 Dec 2024, 5:44.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HAEEH9683216777.mp3?updated=1732724898

Have you ever felt like giving up on someone who let you down? Today, we explore how Barnabas, the “Son of Encouragement,” refused to write off John Mark, even after he abandoned their first missionary journey. While Paul saw him as unreliable, Barnabas chose to believe in Mark’s potential and took him under his wing. This act of perseverance led to Mark’s future as a key figure in spreading the Gospel and as the author of the second book of the New Testament. Barnabas’s commitment to lifting others up, even in failure, challenges us to look beyond mistakes and see the growth that God is working in others. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive

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