Category: 1 Thessalonians
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Without Ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Do you realize the continual nature of spiritual life? Think of it as a parallel to physical life. Every person on the face of the earth was born at one time. It…
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The (Only) Way
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” What does Christianity offer that no…
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The Gift of Hope
1 Thessalonians 4:13 “. . . others . . . who have no hope.” As I’ve been thinking about all the sickness that has affected my family and friends of late, the verse above has come to my mind. Cancer: no one wants to hear that word, especially as it applies to themselves or a…
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Fisher of Men
1 Thessalonians 2:19 “For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?” A friend of mine died the other day. Ralph was a believer. He was kind. He had a gentle manner that was an example I looked up to. Ralph had…
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Always!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” It is nearly impossible to convey the wonder of the truths contained in the verse above. It tells us about some of the wonderful things that God has willed for…
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You are . . .
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 “But you are not in darkness, brothers . . . For you are all children of light, children of the day. . .So then let us not sleep . . . let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.” One of the many wonderful…
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What’s the Focus?
1 Thessalonians 5:27 “I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.” My wife attended a church when she was a child, but it was a church where she never heard the gospel. It’s almost unbelievable that this could be the case, but that was her experience. I…
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Pray for Me
1 Thessalonians 5:25 “Brothers, pray for us.” Do you make it a habit to ask people to pray for you? The apostle Paul did. Frequently in his letters, such as in 1 Thessalonians 5 above, he asked the believers to pray for him. With these requests, Paul left an example that we should follow. If…
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Fire!
1 Thessalonians 5:19 “Do not quench the Spirit.” 2 Timothy 1:6 “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” Ephesians 6:16 “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.” It’s interesting…
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Calamity!
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon…
To Encourage You 