Home teams score more, make fewer mistakes, and win more often. Football teams often call their home crowd the “twelfth man” because its energy can change a game. One franchise even retired the number twelve to honor its fans. If a stadium full of voices can lift a team, imagine what a church full of encouragement could do for someone struggling to keep going.

In this eighth message, we turn to Hebrews 10:24-25, which tells us to gather "to stir up one another to love and good works." The command was written to people who were beginning to drift. Encouragement reaches them before the marriage fails, before the faith collapses, and before the person disappears.

Look around the room. Notice who is alone and who is missing. Say the word you keep meaning to say, and be honest when you need someone to say one to you.