Category: 1 Thessalonians
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An Urgent Matter
1 Thessalonians 5:14 “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.” It’s so important to pay close attention to the specific words used in the Word of God. God created language. He knows how to say things to us in the best possible way. Not one word in…
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A Word Regarding Pastors
1 Thessalonians 5:12 “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.” One of the things that seems to be a consistent thread throughout the great Apostle Paul’s writings was how he had to…
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Are you awake?
1 Thessalonians 5:6 “Let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” According to the Bible, some people are asleep – spiritually, that is, and that’s not a good condition to be in. There’s lots going on all around them, but they’re not aware of it. They are missing out on what…
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Some Thoughts on Grief
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.” Grief: it’s a terrible thing. It…
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When Silence is Golden
1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 “Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own…
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“More and More” or “Less and Less”?
1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” One of the ways the life that pleases God can be characterized is…
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A Holy Dissatisfaction
1 Thessalonians 4:1 “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” If you are a believer, are you every discouraged by the fact that you aren’t a better one? …
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Finishing Well
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 “May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.” In the verses above, we see the heart of Paul for the…
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Encourage One Another
1 Thessalonians 3:9 “For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for our sake before our God?” It is important to remember as we read the Bible that it is not just information for us about what others did, thought, or experienced in life. Each and every…
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Comforting the Afflicted
1 Thessalonians 3:2-3 “We sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.” There are many ways that believers can serve God. Some are called to preach. Others are gifted evangelists.…
To Encourage You 