Growing in Holiness, Loving Others, and Living With Hope Following Jesus is not only about what we believe; it changes the way we live. In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul moves from encouragement into practical instruction. These believers were already following Christ, and Paul does not speak to them as failures. Instead, he challenges them to…
Encouraging One Another Through Trials 1 Thessalonians 3 Following Jesus does not exempt us from difficult seasons. There will be times when circumstances shake us, questions remain unanswered, and our faith is tested. In 1 Thessalonians 3, Paul is deeply concerned about believers he loves who are experiencing persecution. He cannot remove their difficulties, but…
Living the Gospel With Courage, Integrity, and Genuine Love 1 Thessalonians 2 The gospel is something we proclaim, but it is also something people should be able to see in the way we live. In 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul looks back on his ministry among the Thessalonians and reminds them that they had witnessed more…
You’ve known men whose faith you could see without them saying much about it. Something about how they handled a bad stretch, or how they talked to their wife when nobody was listening. That’s the church Paul is writing to. He was with them about three weeks before he got run out of town, and…
