1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, “Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” Paul stated God is “the God of peace.” God’s name Sar …
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House Rules – Drop Your Rocks
1 Thessalonians 5:18-22, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” Paul taught that the primary mark of a Christian is their …
The Special Box
1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.” Paul was an example of living with kingdom priorities and being a man of continual prayer to the Lord. Prayer is having a conversation with God more than merely bowing one’s head and folding one’s hands. The parallel verse of 1 Thessalonians 5:17 is Luke 18:1; when Jesus was …
Almost And Not Yet
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15, “And we urge you brothers, to respect those who labor among you, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See to it that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.” Relationships can be …
Fully Protected
1 Thessalonians 5:8, “But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.” When life gets complicated, ugly, and uncertain, we must remember that we Christians “belong to the day of the Lord.” Paul was referring to …
There Is More Than Merely Today’s Toil
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5, “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers. You have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come …
Perhaps Today!
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, “For this we declare to you, by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the LORD, will not proceed those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a cry of command, with the voice of an …
The Greatest Ambition Needed Doesn’t Always Receive An Award
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12, “Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers to do this more, and more, and …
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Walking Three Steps Forward and Two Steps Backwards
1 Thessalonians 4:1, “Finally then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” The older I get, I realize how much farther I still need to …
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Poor Me Vs. Pour Me
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, “Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and …