1 Thessalonians #2 - Overview of 1 Thessalonians

Grace Bible Chapel

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Message #2 in 1 Thessalonians

Overview of 1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 1:1-5:28

        I.     Introduction

               A.     Ephesians 6:10-18

               B.     1 Peter 5:8-10

               C.     1 Peter 4:12-13   

               D.     2 Timothy 4:7-8

       II.     An overview of 1 Thessalonians

               A.     Some favorite passages – 1:9-10; 2:7-8; 2:19-20; 4:13-18; 5:16-18

               B.     The nature of 1 Thessalonians

                        1.      Personal – 1:2; 2:7-8, 11, 17-20; 3:6-10; 5:25

                        2.      Problems – 3:1-5; 4:3, 13; 5:1, 13-22

                        3.      Power – 1:5; 2:13; 3:9; 4:9, 13-18; 5:23-24

                        4.      Prayer – 1:2; 3:10-13; 5:17, 25

               C.     Repetitions in 1 Thessalonians

                        1.      Affliction – 1:6; 2:2, 14; 3:3-5

                        2.      The return of the Lord Jesus – 1:10; 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18; 5:1-13

                        3.      The will of God – 1:4; 2:4; 4:3;

                        4.      Excel still more – 4:1, 10; 5:9, 18

                        5.      Parakaleō, paraklēsis – 2:3, 11; 3:2, 7; 4:1, 11, 18; 5:11, 14

               D.     The theme of the book

               E.      From beginning to end – 1:1; 5:28

     III.     Implications and conclusions

               A.     God, His word, His will – 5:24; 2:13; 5:18

               B.     The regenerate man – 1:9-10; 2:13; 3:4; 4:9, 13-18; 5:9

               C.     The unregenerate man – 2:14-16; 4:5: 5:6

               D.     “For All the Saints”