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Intro: This morning we are going to start a new series. I’ve entitled it as the “Ready and Waiting” Series and we will be doing an in depth study through 1&2 Thessalonians. Throughout these two letters, the Apostle Paul focuses in on the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ. Even though…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul - Paul is obviously the main author, yet he writes to the Thessalonians along with two of…

The Journey Continues! Out of prison (Act16:40) some words of encouragement and on the road again. 40 They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. Thessalonica is an important stop for the gospel to be shared. From Paul’s…

It’s one of my favorite moments: when I get to start preaching through another book of the Bible. This marks the 20th time I’ve done this here in Rich Hill (I’ve preached through 17 books in-full and have preached part of Genesis and Psalms and now I start 1 Thessalonians; and we’ve studied 19 books…

First-century Roman cities were chalk-full of traveling philosophers, magicians, and religious enthusiasts who gained their livelihood from public teaching. Ancient literature often associates such teachers with greed and immorality. They amassed wealth and notoriety because they spoke eloquently and…

Intro: Last week we looked at “A Model Church”. Even though the Thessalonian Church was not a “Perfect Church”, they had several characteristics that we can and should be imitating. Paul, Silas and Timothy even exhorted the Thessalonian believers for imitating them and the Lord. As we consider the social…

A. Rapport for the time From a Christian view the outside world is upside down. Meaning the world is not going the way we think it should go. But understand the world looks at us and the message of Christ and believes we have things upside down. B. Reading of the text 1 Now when they had passed through…

Acts 17:1-33 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and giving evidence that the Christ…

1 Thessalonians 1 Good morning church! Very glad to be back with our church family this morning. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We were able to gather with all of our children which was wonderful. Would you guys join me in prayer for our service this morning..... Now at risk of predictably…

More Troubles Ahead Paul talks about troubles in many of his writings. Heaven knows he had enough of them. As he continues the journey after the tumult and troubles in Thessalonica he comes to Berea. The setting of our passage tonight. Troubles reminded: unpersuaded Jews became envious of Paul’s preaching…

1 Thessalonians 2 Good morning Church! We are going to be in 1 Thessalonians 2 this morning. As you can see on our opening slide this morning, our message is titled earning the right to be heard…but as the week went on and I considered more and more of the context of our passage… the title is also...…

Wonderful hope! I think there is no greater hope that the hope in the promise of Christ’s return. The book of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians displays that throughout, but there is much we can learn, much we can apply along the way. Today we start that journey. Hope, it is a good thing, and I hope that we…

INTRO Over the past year we have preached through the Design for Discipleship series by the Navigators Organization, and we have had some great responses from people regarding their growth and understanding of God’s Word, as a result of the content. We have explored foundational topics to our faith like…

Acts 17:1-9 / The Church in Thessalonica Introduction Things change... One thing that is true of this area, you travel a few blocks and it seems like you are in a very different place. As missionaries this is important to know. Our culture is changing and that includes the acceptance and status of the…

Time to go home It had been a long journey, a successful journey for the gospel spread, churches were planted, people and families converted, but now it seems God’s will was for Paul to head home from Corinth back to Antioch of Syria. Paul had been in Corinth for some 18 months and feels it is time to…

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Don’t quit, Don’t give up Ministry work is not easy and not for the faint hearted. And, we are all called to ministry (to care for, minister to one another). Paul has on his journey faced many things and it could have been easy to quit, to give in, to give up. Our passage today covers Paul’s time in…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

When the Mission Stumbles Paul had had an interesting time after he entered Macedonia with his companion Luke after a time of ministry in Ephesus. We read the story of Pauls’ journey along the route from Troas to Corininth in Acts 16 , after a vision in the night asking him to come and help them. According…

Turning the World Upside Down # 6 The Commitment of the Church Acts 17: 1-9 Tonight I would like to conclude our series entitled: Turning the World Upside Down . We have spent several weeks considering the impact Paul and those who traveled with him made on the cities and towns they entered. Although…

A changing missionary team From Barnabas, Paul and John Mark the team is changing now. Tonight we see new members. We are looking at what we can know about one of our new members. So, a reminder first. Paul and Barnabas split up the team, one team became two (Act15:36-40) Paul continued to strengthen…

22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and…

in v. 6 of our passage Paul and his team were accused of turning the world upside down an amazing compliment! contrast with those who live their lives trying to fly under the radar and without getting noticed there are Christians who are making no impact on the world they live in the people of Thessalonica…

Intro: We have spent the last few weeks laying the groundwork for our study in this precious book. Paul was well aware of the faithfulness and influence the church in Thessalonica had on those around them. He was encouraged with the presence of their faith, hope, and love. It appears that Thessalonica…

What has happened in Acts so far? Jesus Travels and ministry! Chapter One: Jesus Ascends 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.…