Category: 1 Thessalonians
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Communal Christian Living
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 As Christians, we have a great role to play towards the Church and the world. Paul spells out that Christian calling by setting forth a series of actions which aim at blessing the whole of the community which we live in. This message explores the transformation Christianity brings through living out the […]
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Excel Still More
1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 The Thessalonians had shown a hearty spiritual resilience and exemplary model of obedience in their young Christian experience. Yet, Paul addresses these spiritually vigorous believers with a powerful charge: excel still more. The command is not exclusive to the Thessalonians however as it goes out to every Christian and represents an ethical […]
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Aiming At Increasing
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Separated by time and distance, Paul reports his prayer wish to the Thessalonians. At the top of that list was the desire to return in person that he might minister to them. The purpose of that ministry was the spiritual increase of the Thessalonians. Three categories of increase mark out Paul’s aim […]
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Ministry for the Afflicted
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Out of the deepest concern for the Thessalonians and their afflictions, Paul sent Timothy to bolster them in faith. Paul knew that in seasons of distress, Satan works overtime to discourage the believer and lead them into temptation and he desperately wanted to counteract it. To keep the church abounding in Christ, […]
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Separated But Solicitous
1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Though separated from the Thessalonians, Paul overflowed with concern for them. Several attempts to return had been thwarted by Satanic hindrance. To reassure the church, Paul not only expressed his deep desire to see them, he reinforced it by telling them that his pastoral aim was nothing less than their spiritual preparation […]