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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…

Minister Dwayne Mickens Jr. admonishes us to be mindful and not feed into "cancel culture", as it's just one of many signs of the End Times.

Paul went there! Learn how Paul offended by talking about politics.

Paul and Silas made their way to Thessalonica where the crowds were stirred up against them, so they moved on to Berea. Silas and Timothy remained there while Paul departed to Athens where he preached a message to them of the "unknown God".

1. 존경하는 사람 2. 영향을 주고 계신 예수님 3. 우리에게 나타나야 하는 모습

We will see an example of the intense and varied opposition to the evidence of Scripture.

What is the rapture all about? What comfort do we get from this passage.

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.

[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.

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…

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…

Introduction Tonight we are going to begin a new study of the book of 1 Thessalonians. We’re going to do something a little different, though, as we’re only going to look at 1 verse in 1 Thessalonians! We’re going to spend the majority of our time looking at the background to this book and seeing what…

How Will You Respond To The Gospel? Evidently Paul worked at his trade while he was there Acts 18:3 ; and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. 1 Thess. 2:9 ; For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night…

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…

Introduction This morning we looked in Hebrews at the reality that following Jesus Christ costs us something as individuals. We lay our plans down at the foot of the cross and pick up what Jesus has in store for us. We lay down our lives. We lay down our pride. We lay down our selfish ambitions. We deny…

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…