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A Model Church I. Thankfulness for the Model Church After Pauls introduction he begins to tell them just how much he cares for them verse 2 is a great example of Pauls love and appreciation for the believers in Thessalonica. We should thank God for all that he does in the heart and lives of all believers.…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever walked into the middle of a conversation? It can be disastrous. My kids are learning…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 14. If you do not have a copy of God’s word slip up your hand and one of our church members is coming down the aisle now and would be glad to bring you one. God spoke creation into existence with a spoken…

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1. Genuine Christians receive the gospel…

Discover how the Thessalonian church exemplified faith, love, and hope, and learn practical steps to emulate their exemplary faith in our daily lives.

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. From time to time a follower of Jesus…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without…

Intro There’s a hotel in Chattanooga, TN where the rooms are old railroad cars. It’s called… The Chattanooga Choo Choo! I’d love to stay there sometime! But what are those accommodations? Are they hotel rooms? Rail cars? Are they over priced? Probably yes to all three! But I’d like to say that in an…

Why does God summon some people to face His judgement? Amos gives us four reasons why you might soon face the judgement of God for your sin. I. Fat Cows (vv. 1-3) Amos is preaching a sermon of judgment. He is summoning the sinful people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to judgement. And in this sermon…

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,…

Today we return to our exegetical study through the opening chapters of the book of Revelation. As a way or reminder, we are blessed, according to Chapter 1, when we read or hear the things written here. We are studying the very letters Christ wrote to His churches. He knew what was happening and what…

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord . 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the…

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3 The pride of your…

Evening 6 August 23

Good News Well, we’ve reached the end of our journey thru the Gospel of Luke. It has been a journey of Good News for the poor, broken, weak, burdened, hopeful, longing, needful. It’s been Good News for men and women, young and old, black, white, brown, and every shade and hue. It’s Good News. It’s Good…

Big Idea: True salvation must include repentance. True Repentance always bears fruit. Vipers flee the fire God’s Children bear His fruit Dead trees are fuel for the fire “This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.” -Richard Baxter Introduction: Last week:…

1 Thessalonians 1 Good morning church! Very glad to be back with our church family this morning. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We were able to gather with all of our children which was wonderful. Would you guys join me in prayer for our service this morning..... Now at risk of predictably…

Legacy of a Working Faith Legacy of a Laboring Love Legacy of a Steadfast Hope Legacy of a Heralded Word I. Introduction 1. Welcome and thanks 3. Prayer 4. What’s my legacy? 5. I’m self-conscious; I want people to like me 6. You want others to like you too. But leaving a legacy is more than others liking…

Paul & Company had visited the city of Thessalonica on Paul’s second missionary journey. They preached to the Jews in the synagogue and shared the Good News with the Gentiles (the non-Jewish population) living there. There was a great reception to the message they preached and shared; the gospel took…

I want to begin by thanking Salem Baptist for opening their doors to us! I cannot express enough how much we have been blessed by this church Now I don’t know if any of you have ever started a church in your home, but it is a special kind of day when that church gets to move into a more public location!…

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Introduction This is the last of our focus on the Book of Acts. I hope that this dip into this book has brought some issues to light for you and your walk with God. This morning we are going to focus in just for a short while on the ministry of Paul. For most of the book we have been looking at the Beginning…

In 2002 when the supermarket chains got together with the dairy suppliers in Britain to increase the price of dairy products in supermarkets, the customers had to pay more to buy their milk and the farmers didn’t get one penny extra when they sold their milk. It only benefited the supermarkets and dairy…

Last week we asked the question what is a disciple? What we tend to think: What the NT reality actually looks like: 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” How long does it take to teach someone all the commands of Jesus? How…

Music is part of all of our lives. We are blessed this evening to have some talented musicians to lead us in song. Some of you, I’m sure, have learned an instrument at some point, or sang in a choir. If we were to survey our whole group this evening, we would find that there are some very musically talented…