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Introduction
Title - A Model For Excellence
Series - Lessons From First Thessalonians, Part 4
Text -
1 Thessalonians 4.9-12
Word Definition
Excel - grk. perisseuo, exceed, be present in superabundance, prove extremely rich
Excel - to be abundant or plentiful; to exist large quantities
Specifically, Paul was exhorting the church to abound in the things that he has instructed them about
Generally, Paul is exhorting the church not to be contented with enough manifestation of godly character, but to produce or manifest them in large quantities
Main Points
The call to excellence
The common practice: excel in your strength
School teachers inspire the students to excel in their natural abilities
Psychology teaches us to tap into our strength and set aside our weakness
The biblical practice: excel where you are weak
The Word of God addresses our problems, teaches us to recognize our weakness, instructs us how to overcome them, and then excel in the matter.
Example:
Revelation 2.1-7
Jesus commends the Ephesian church
Jesus identifies the church’s problem: you have left your first love
Jesus instructs the church to recognize, and overcome the problem
Paul exhorts the Thessalonian believers to excellence
In Sanctified living
1 Thessalonians 4.2-
the saints struggled with fornication, a practice learned from their years in sinful living
Sanctification was God’s will for you
Sanctification is manifested when you learn how to “master” your bodies
to reject sanctification is to reject God who gives to you His Holy Spirit
In Love towards one another
the saints have learned how to love one another
the saints’ love is spreading all over Macedonia
Paul exhorts them to keep it up and excel still
In Honest living towards the unbelieving
the church struggled with members who have become a burden to other people
2 Thessalonians 3.10-1
make it your “ambition” to
lead a quiet life
be busy with your own work
work with your own hands
this is good testimony to outsiders
Where can we Excel?
What are the most common struggles of our people?
Do we have the same problems with the Thessalonian church?
sanctification
love
honest living
How can we address them?
Do we have other problems that we need to address in order to excel?
Every church has its shortcomings
it is composed of broken people
everyone is going through the healing process
Every church has the potential to excel!
But we must address our shortcomings.
We cannot set aside our shortcomings and focus on the strengths.
Examples:
Example:
2 Corinthians 8.
this “gracious work” is giving as manifested by the churches in Macedonia ()
Revelation 3.1-4
Christ calls on the church to wake up and strengthen the things that remain!
Conclusion
Philippians 1.9-11
Song: Sovereign Over Us
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