Remember the Titans: Building Each Other Up (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

In Remember the Titans, Coach Boone forces his racially divided football team to room together, eat together, learn each other's stories. Gary and Julius—white captain and Black leader—start as enemies and become brothers. "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." The Titans didn't just tolerate each other; they built each other up. Gary's injury devastates Julius because they've become more than teammates. Encouragement isn't cheerleading from a distance; it's knowing someone deeply enough that their pain becomes yours and their victory becomes shared.