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Mar 18, 2018

Jesus will return: Relief is on the way! Prayer and Thanks to God who is Merciful and Just. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Jesus will return: Relief is on the way! Prayer and Thanks to God who is Merciful and Just. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 A few months after his first letter, Paul pens another to the Thessalonians, who remain faithful in persecution. He reminds them of the principles and particulars of Jesus’ return: On the very day Jesus returns, He will bring relief to His people and retribution to His enemies, i.,e, all who have rejected Him and His offer of grace in the gospel. So a believer’s obedience is contrasted to the unbeliever’s disobedience, and each is rewarded in kind for the choice.

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Mar 18, 2018Jesus will return: Relief is on the way! Prayer and Thanks to God who is Merciful and Just. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Mar 18, 2018
Jesus will return: Relief is on the way! Prayer and Thanks to God who is Merciful and Just. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Jesus will return: Relief is on the way! Prayer and Thanks to God who is Merciful and Just. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 A few months after his first letter, Paul pens another to the Thessalonians, who remain faithful in persecution. He reminds them of the principles and particulars of Jesus’ return: On the very day Jesus returns, He will bring relief to His people and retribution to His enemies, i.,e, all who have rejected Him and His offer of grace in the gospel. So a believer’s obedience is contrasted to the unbeliever’s disobedience, and each is rewarded in kind for the choice.
Mar 11, 2018In the Mean Time. . . Or, Six Principles to Practice While Waiting for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Mar 11, 2018
In the Mean Time. . . Or, Six Principles to Practice While Waiting for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles In the Mean Time. . . Or, Six Principles to Practice While Waiting for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Paul has encouraged his readers to stay strong in the face of persecution and comforted them in their trials and losses. Most of all, he has assured them of Christ’s return. Which will happen. For sure. But maybe not right away. So, what now? How do we please God while waiting for His Son?
Mar 4, 2018Prepared for the Thief Or, Why You Don’t Need a Colorful Chart to Be Ready for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Mar 4, 2018
Prepared for the Thief Or, Why You Don’t Need a Colorful Chart to Be Ready for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Prepared for the Thief Or, Why You Don’t Need a Colorful Chart to Be Ready for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 While many complicate the Last Days with layers of speculation, Jesus, Paul, Peter, and John are of one accord in their relative simplicity.
Feb 25, 2018When Christ Returns Will all believers share in God’s Kingdom blessings? 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Feb 25, 2018
When Christ Returns Will all believers share in God’s Kingdom blessings? 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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Series: The Last Days
As the Apostle Paul encourages us to look past our present trials and forward to the return of Jesus, a question comes to mind: What happens if I die before He returns? Will I miss out? And what about those who already have died before us? Will they not share in the glories of Christ’s Kingdom?
Feb 18, 2018Pleasing God How should we live as we await Christ’s Return? 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Feb 18, 2018
Pleasing God How should we live as we await Christ’s Return? 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Pleasing God How should we live as we await Christ’s Return? 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 In his book, What’s Wrong With the World?,” G. K. Chesterton wrote, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting, but found difficult, and left untried.” Those words could have been written yesterday, for they perfectly describe our generation. Paul wants believers not to be ashamed to face the Lord when He returns, and so he reminds them of His teaching on how to please God. The directions are not unclear, often, just untried.
Feb 11, 2018What should characterize those who lead God’s People? 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:1

Feb 11, 2018
What should characterize those who lead God’s People? 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:1

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Series: The Last Days
Paul has thanked God for the Thessalonians and their faith. Now he reveals his heart. Three qualities define God’s faithful shepherd: Love: A relentless, joyful, sacrificial passion to help others win their necessary spiritual battle with suffering. 2:17–3:5 Paul’s passion is difficult to characterize, even more difficult to imitate. First, the urgency: “heart, eagerly, desire, wanted, glory, joy, bear.” Then, the reality: Suffering at the hands of God’s enemies is the believer’s destiny. Third, the priority: The will to overcome any and all obstacle to build into lives just because they matter. Finally, the dimension: the battle is not with people but for people against Satan. People and their spiritual well-being ARE the joy and reward for ministry.
Feb 4, 2018Faith: The Fruit of Christ-Centered Ministry What is the “new normal” for those who follow Jesus? 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Feb 4, 2018
Faith: The Fruit of Christ-Centered Ministry What is the “new normal” for those who follow Jesus? 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Faith: The Fruit of Christ-Centered Ministry What is the “new normal” for those who follow Jesus? 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 Paul has thanked God for the Thessalonians (1:2) and now he thanks God for their faith. Paul has told us that his ministry among them was a success (2:1), and why (2:2-12): because His message was bold, his motives pure, his methods compassionate and his model (example) authentic. But what was the end of Paul’s labor? Joy-producing, courageous faith that God rewards.
Jan 28, 2018Making a Lasting Difference What are the essentials of a God-glorifying ministry? 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Jan 28, 2018
Making a Lasting Difference What are the essentials of a God-glorifying ministry? 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

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Series: The Last Days
Making a Lasting Difference What are the essentials of a God-glorifying ministry? 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Any enterprise tends to take on the attitudes and structures of the surrounding culture. Churches in Africa are unlike churches in South America, just as businesses in India are different from those in Canada. But what are the key ingredients to any ministry, church, or family, which seeks to please God and advance His Kingdom? Paul answers that question here. . .
Jan 21, 2018Working, Witnessing, Waiting. . . and Suffering A Church Majoring in Faith, Hope, and Love 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Jan 21, 2018
Working, Witnessing, Waiting. . . and Suffering A Church Majoring in Faith, Hope, and Love 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Series: The Last Days
The Last Days! What happens next? Life Lessons from Four Apostles Working, Witnessing, Waiting. . . and Suffering A Church Majoring in Faith, Hope, and Love 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 When the evidences of God’s spirit are clear. . . (vv. 1-3) Paul gives thanks for these believers because he sees the effects of conversion in them. In spite of great opposition and persecution, their faith produced works motivated by love, a reality that was kept alive because of the conviction of hope they had in Jesus. He had saved them, and now they were living in the promise of His return. This is not the hope of wishful thinking, but full conviction that God will keep His promises both now and in the future. See Hebrews 6:10-12.
Jan 14, 2018Turning the World Upside Down (It’s not for cowards.) Or, If I’m doing God’s work God’s way, why is it so hard? Acts 17:1-15

Jan 14, 2018
Turning the World Upside Down (It’s not for cowards.) Or, If I’m doing God’s work God’s way, why is it so hard? Acts 17:1-15

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Series: The Last Days

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