Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 2:13-16 We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers. For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God
Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 2:9-12 You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believers. As you know, we dealt with each one
Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 2:5-8 As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her
Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 2:1-4 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or
Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 1:6-10 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia,
Continuing our study of 1st Thessalonians… Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 1:2-5 We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, because our message of
Intro: Today begins a study of a Pauline letter. Since the first of February, we’ve looked at some of Jesus’ teachings and his approach to teaching. For the next few weeks, we’re going to use the First Letter to the Thessalonians as a way of reflecting on Paul’s interpretation of Jesus’ ministry — specifically how he applied this message to local congregations. Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, Silvanus,
Scripture: Matthew 13:15-17 For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn— and I would heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many
Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Thought for the Day: We must always understand that prayer is not putting coins in a heavenly vending machine. It is not picking out
Scriptures: Proverbs 1:22 (the Message) Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? Matthew 11:30 (the Message) [Jesus said,] “Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Thought for the Day: The translation of the Proverb is tough and causes some discomfort, but we’ve all played witness to