1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians The Sufficiency of Christ Referenced to answer what God's will is: sanctification
• 1 Thessalonians Standing Fast in One Spirit walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into his own kingdom and glory
• 1 Thessalonians Towards Unity and Diversity - Contemporary (3) cited as likely the first of Paul's letters written; memory verse about encouraging one another and building each other up
• 1 Thessalonians Goodwill Toward Men prayer that God would count them worthy of their calling and fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power
• 1 Thessalonians God Loves You But Refuses to Leave You That Way quoted to say the will of God is our sanctification, to become more like Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Grace to You and Peace the main text of the sermon, read and worked through verse by verse
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1 The God of All Comfort cited as the earliest form of the greeting, slightly different, used to argue for 1 Thessalonians being Paul's first letter
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Comforted So We Can Comfort cited as example of grace and peace to a church with no real sin mentioned
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Sunday, June 9th, 2024 - 11am Service - Comfort in Christ: Sharing His Peace Through Suffering cited as grace and peace greeting to a church with no pervasive sin mentioned
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Put Away Falsehood, Speak the Truth in Love cited where Paul says the Thessalonians became imitators of him and of the Lord
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Easy to Understand, Hard to Do the Thessalonians became imitators of Paul and of the Lord, receiving the word with joy during great affliction
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Words Have Power of Life and Death Jesus rescues us from the coming wrath
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Women's Bible Study - October 23rd, 2024 - Living Ready for Christ's Return (Matthew 24) Believers wait with confidence for Jesus to personally rescue them from the coming wrath
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Your Words Have the Power of Life and Death Jesus rescues us from the coming wrath
• 1 Thessalonians 2 Philippians 1.27.2.2 Contemporary Servcie (3) walk worthy of God who calls you into his kingdom and glory
• 1 Thessalonians 2 Women's Bible Study - September 21st, 2022 a spirit of confusion at work
• 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead Awana missionary closing, being affectionately desirous of you, willing to impart not only the gospel but our own souls
• 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead Jeff Kessler quoting to describe the relational heart of Awana ministry
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Put Away Falsehood, Speak the Truth in Love cited where Paul says the Thessalonians became imitators of the churches in Judea
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14 Easy to Understand, Hard to Do the Thessalonians became imitators of the churches in Judea, enduring suffering from their own countrymen
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 Be Persuaded by Those Leading You who is our hope and joy and crown of exaltation, is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 Obey Your Leaders and Submit to Them Paul calls the Thessalonians his hope, joy, and crown of exaltation
• 1 Thessalonians 3 The Lord Is My Shepherd benediction: may the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12 The Lord Is My Shepherd May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other
• 1 Thessalonians 4 Pay Careful Attention to How You Walk the will of God is your sanctification and abstinence
• 1 Thessalonians 4 Turn Over Your Will Mentioned briefly as additional context in Thessalonians, not preached directly
• 1 Thessalonians 4 Christ Is Risen: The Map to Get Home referenced where Paul writes that we grieve but not as those without hope
• 1 Thessalonians 4 Women's Bible Study - October 23rd, 2024 - Living Ready for Christ's Return (Matthew 24) Paul tells the church to be informed and not ignorant about the end times
• 1 Thessalonians 4 He Is Risen: The Map to Get You Home we do not grieve as those without hope
• 1 Thessalonians 4 You Are Not All Alone comfort one another with these words, connected to teaching about the rapture
• 1 Thessalonians 4 As You Are Going mentioned briefly at the opening as the basis for being caught up to be with the Lord forever, before the first hymn
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 By the Will of God quoted to show it is God's will that his people be sanctified and avoid sexual immorality
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 By the Will of God it is God's will that you should be sanctified and avoid sexual immorality
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The All Sufficiency of Christ briefly referenced to note that the will of God for believers is their sanctification
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Done with Sin don't worry about those who have died in Christ, they will rise first
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13 The Word of the Lord Endures Forever we are not to grieve as those who have no hope
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 Words Have Power of Life and Death the Lord's coming, the dead in Christ rising, caught up in the clouds to be with the Lord forever
• 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Prayerful, Confident, Obedient, Steadfast listed as an imperative: comfort one another
• 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Love Requires an Object comfort one another with these words, reassurance about not missing the rapture
• 1 Thessalonians 5 The Invasion of God quoted to show that man is made of spirit, soul, and body, with spirit listed first as most important
• 1 Thessalonians 5 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
• 1 Thessalonians 5 Turn Over Your Will Main text for the sermon, covering the will of God, alertness, encouragement, rejoicing, and prayer
• 1 Thessalonians 5 ABC: One Two Three from Proverbs rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, this is God's will in Christ
• 1 Thessalonians 5 The Attitude of Christ quoted during the offering: 'rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus'
• 1 Thessalonians 5 Searching and Fearless what God's will looks like: being grateful, encouraging one another
• 1 Thessalonians 5 The Lord Is My Shepherd benediction follow-up: encourage one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 Not Slow, But Patient The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, while people say peace and security
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 The Lord Is Not Slow in Keeping His Promise the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night while people say peace and security
• 1 Thessalonians 5:4 The Lord Is Not Slow in Keeping His Promise you are not in darkness for that day to surprise you like a thief
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 Goodwill Toward Men benediction: God has not destined us for wrath but to obtain salvation through Christ who died so that we might live fully in him
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Words Have Power of Life and Death God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men God has not destined us for wrath but to obtain salvation through Christ who died for us so that we might live with him, used as the closing benedictory passage
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Your Words Have the Power of Life and Death God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through Jesus Christ
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Fine Tuning the Saints encourage one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Prayerful, Confident, Obedient, Steadfast listed as an imperative: comfort one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Towards Unity and Diversity- Traditional (3) quoted as 'encourage one another and build each other up,' introduced as the first memory verse Pastor's daughter Pascal learned
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Loving and Longing the verse Pascal learned in preschool, encourage one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Put Away Falsehood, Speak the Truth in Love cited as the first memory verse Paschal learned: encourage one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Turn Over Your Will The first Bible verse Pastor Carl's daughter learned: 'encourage one another and build each other up'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Love Requires an Object encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 The Lord Is My Shepherd Encourage one another and build each other up
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Easy to Understand, Hard to Do encourage one another and build each other up, used as the closing benediction in recent weeks on unity
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 You Are Not All Alone encourage one another and build each other up, quoted as a preschool memory verse
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 Be Persuaded by Those Leading You appreciate those who diligently labor among you and have charge over you in the Lord
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 Obey Your Leaders and Submit to Them request to appreciate those who diligently labor and have charge over you in the Lord
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12 The Laborer Deserves His Wages same Greek word used for those who are 'over you' and labor among you
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 The Laborer Deserves His Wages cited to show the same Greek word translated 'rule well' also appears as 'over you in the Lord'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:13-22 Prayerful, Confident, Obedient, Steadfast listed as a cluster of imperatives including be at peace, warn the unruly, rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks, do not quench the Spirit, test all things, abstain from evil
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Anger quoted to support not paying back wrong for wrong but doing good for each other
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Saddling Up Anyway used as the benediction, rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Conduct Yourselves Worthy of the Gospel always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances for this is God's will
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Romanian Missionary. REMM - Traditional quoted by the worship leader after Peter's message: 'Rejoice always and pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 In All These Things, More Than Conquerors used as the closing benediction: rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in all things give thanks, for this is God's will in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 All Things, These Things, All These Things cited as the benediction: rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in all things give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Checking Our Lenses rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Love Bless Forgive Shared between worship songs: 'always be joyful... never stop praying... be thankful in all circumstances... this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I Once Was Blind, But Now I See always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances, this is God's will for those who belong in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 My Time Is Not Yet Here read after singing: 'always be joyful, never stop praying and be thankful in all circumstances'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Words Have Power of Life and Death God's will is to rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Seek Me So That You May Live read as a closing benediction, always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 All Things, These Things, All These Things rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in all things give thanks, this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Silver and Gold Have None quoted during worship as always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The Real Deal: Jesus Has Authority to Forgive quoted as a call to worship before singing: always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances, because this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Sunday, Aug 14 Jesus Feeds the 5000 quoted before the offering song: rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 To Follow Jesus Is to Serve Others quoted at the opening as 'always be joyful, never stop praying, be thankful in all circumstances because this is God's will for us in Christ'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Your Words Have the Power of Life and Death Benediction: be joyful always, pray continually, may God sanctify you through and through
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Pay Careful Attention to How You Walk be thankful in all circumstances
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 By the Will of God quoted as arguably the clearest statement of God's will: give thanks in everything
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 By the Will of God in everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken be thankful in all circumstances, this is God's will concerning you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken be thankful in all things for this is God's will concerning you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 His Praise Continually in My Mouth quoted 'in everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 I Will Bless the Lord at All Times in everything give thanks, this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Little Is Much When God Is in It this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus, cited in connection with Jesus giving thanks before the miracle
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Jesus Is Lord of All Carl read it in the first service: be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will concerning you in Christ Jesus
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 Living As a New Creation - Who do You say that I am (Wk. 5) (3) do not quench the Spirit or despise prophetic utterances, but examine everything carefully and hold fast to what is good
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Prayer on Fire #1 of 3 (3) quoted as a warning not to put out the Spirit's fire
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 Gospel Carriers in Word and Deed paraphrased during discussion of prophecy: 'Don't stifle the Holy Spirit, don't scoff at prophecies, test everything, hold on to what is good'
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Living As a New Creation - Who do You say that I am (Wk. 2) (3) prayer that whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless, God who calls you is faithful to make it happen
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Jump: Giving Glory to God Through Faith closing benediction, God of peace sanctify you completely, He who calls you is faithful He will do it
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Not Slow, But Patient Used as benediction, may God sanctify you completely, spirit and soul and body kept blameless at the coming of the Lord
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Jesus Christ Really Is That Awesome used as the benediction, praying that spirit, soul, and body be preserved complete at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Turn Over Your Will Used as the benediction: 'may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely'

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