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Today's sermon is about how the Word of God works in the lives of believers.

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love…

Remember that letter we looked at last week? The one to the Thessalonians… I want to continue looking at this letter Paul sent to a people he cared a great deal for. This letter has a very personal feel to it. In fact, the first three chapters are very personal, while the last two begin to be more practical…

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send…

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness…

[NOTE TO TEACHER] The focus of this lesson is on the Bereans’ approach to Paul’s preaching. They didn’t just blindly accept his words - they double-checked what he was teaching them by examining the scriptures. The goal of this lesson is to exhort people to follow the Bereans’ example of studying and knowing the scripture for themselves, because this will deepen their understanding and safeguard them from false teaching.

We find encouragement when we encourage others

Introduction Every church wants to be a healthy church. No legitimate Christian would tell you to your face that they want to invest their entire lives into an unhealthy church that has no desire to be a healthy one. That’s not something that we desire, we want to be a part of a healthy church. We want…

2 Thessalonians 1:1-Identification of Authors and Recipients of the Letter

In this message, we will think about Paul's concern for his fellow Jews, and we will see how he confidently presents the Scriptures to them in Thessalonica.

The Rapture of the Church is taught in the Word of God.

Damascus Steel Ring Faith in trials is a catalyst for Godly growth Growth out of Need Faith Clinging to God Provision, Life, Justice Love What holds us back? Self-consciousness, selfishness Agape love sees a need and meets it Unsung Hero (film about Smallbone family, for King and Country, Rebecca St.…

Introduction “How to train your dragon” big strapping famous father - Stoic small, weak son who thinks differently - Hiccup at a couple of different times in the movie, the father makes a gesture to the son - implying that he is insufficient for the task - he’s not worthy the son replies - you just gestured…

Persecution is not something we think about too often here in the States. We generally get to live in peace and get to enjoy the liberties of our free society. We may not always like the direction of our nation, but our existence is not threatened and our lives are not at stake. But that has not always…

Pre-quals Every story has a back story. We may not always gain insight into the back story, but there are things impact characters and cultures. When George Lucas wrote the original Star Wars series, he had in his mind some of the events leading up to the movie that many of us were first introduced to…

Paul thanks God for the Thessalonains faith. A faith in Jesus that saves them. As we consider the opening Chapter of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, we're invited to consider whether we too have recieved God's gift of savlation.

To medicate or not to medicate, that is the question: This week, a friend of mine shared something that was quite insightful. He and his wife have been trying various medications to help their daughter. As he’s observed her adjustments to the meds and the psychedelic side effects that his daughter has…

Theme: Encourage one another and live soberly in the hope of Jesus’ return. Conversation with a Pilot WWII - glider planes - silently land behind enemy lines with equipment, personnel. Approximately 75% of the gliders were scuttled - they landed and were never retrieved. The personnel on those flights…

What does it cost to follow Jesus? Jesus answered this question - though not directly asked of him by stating: Mark 8:34 (ESV) “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Dietrich Bonhoeffer contrasted what some have called cheap grace with the cost of true…

connections some superficial some fake some temporary some separated but able to pick up when we meet again after years of being apart Conversation with Kim Military family - moved a lot learned to get to know people quickly - because she didn’t know how long they would be in a place built good relationships…

Climbing leaders will free climb with encouragement and help from below climbers - rope holders proving encouragement and guidance, help those waiting watch and learn. Some can get rambunctious- thankful for the circumstances, nuances of the rock, challenges of the climb a bit like the church some serving…

Leadership Lessons decisions have impacts - personal and on others Poolesville Day - I should have led differently - my hope was that our presence as a church would create opportunities for the gospel to be shared But there have to be people to share it with, to live it out in front of Thank you to those…

First Thessalonians: Introduction-Authorship and Recipients

Intro Distinctive? Show Pics 1 Thess 4 The Christian life is both distinctive and secure . We’ll look at both aspects this morning. The distinctive nature of the Christian life points to our secured future. And our secured future provides strength to live now. Distinctive As for other matters, brothers…