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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. Have you ever walked into the middle of a conversation? It can be disastrous. My kids are learning…

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. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without…

Evening 6 August 23

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…

Legacy of a Working Faith Legacy of a Laboring Love Legacy of a Steadfast Hope Legacy of a Heralded Word I. Introduction 1. Welcome and thanks 3. Prayer 4. What’s my legacy? 5. I’m self-conscious; I want people to like me 6. You want others to like you too. But leaving a legacy is more than others liking…

Paul & Company had visited the city of Thessalonica on Paul’s second missionary journey. They preached to the Jews in the synagogue and shared the Good News with the Gentiles (the non-Jewish population) living there. There was a great reception to the message they preached and shared; the gospel took…

I want to begin by thanking Salem Baptist for opening their doors to us! I cannot express enough how much we have been blessed by this church Now I don’t know if any of you have ever started a church in your home, but it is a special kind of day when that church gets to move into a more public location!…

Introduction How many have said or did something they’ve regretted Sometimes this feeling immediate - and sometimes after reflection you feel this way “If only...” What is the culprit - Self Control Hospitals, morgues, divorce courts, criminal courts, unemployment lines, prisons, are full of people who…

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Introduction This is the last of our focus on the Book of Acts. I hope that this dip into this book has brought some issues to light for you and your walk with God. This morning we are going to focus in just for a short while on the ministry of Paul. For most of the book we have been looking at the Beginning…

In 2002 when the supermarket chains got together with the dairy suppliers in Britain to increase the price of dairy products in supermarkets, the customers had to pay more to buy their milk and the farmers didn’t get one penny extra when they sold their milk. It only benefited the supermarkets and dairy…

Last week we asked the question what is a disciple? What we tend to think: What the NT reality actually looks like: 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” How long does it take to teach someone all the commands of Jesus? How…

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love…

A couple of years back, my senior year at Frontier, a couple of my friends and I went to the Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Game. It was a great time, and we won believe it or not! I think it was like half time of the game and the marching band came out to play. They are doing there thing out there and…

Introduction We still see the results of February’s record setting cold. Feb. 8th - 19th. Below freezing. 15th hi of 3. 16th low of -11. And many of our trees and plants are still showing signs of that tremendous cold. One neighbor was told to dig around the roots and put some nutrient rich soil. And…

Introduction The ability to choose is the mark of humanity. From the creation man has been given an element, a characteristic that makes them different from all of creation. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over…

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…

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but…

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but…

2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 6 And you became imitators…

CAVEAT: As we begin here this morning, I want to be honest. If you are not a believer, this is not a sermon that is going to explain why you need the Gospel. Instead, it is sermon - challenging our church about how to live the Gospel we already believe. And I hope as you consider why you are here this…

13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that…

“Just you wait till your father gets home!” was uttered by my mother from time to time. And I tell you what, when it was close for Dad to get home, I was always on my best behavior, in my room, working on homework, or something that I knew would please Dad. And sure enough, when Dad came home he and…

Trouble in the Text: The Thessalonians were in need of the way of God’s labor of love. Thessalonica was a populous and religious city, a city with many gods and altars ; at the crossroads of many trade routes between Macedonia & Achaia (Greece), and Asia (Turkey). So much so, that they had their own…

INTRO Good morning, Church! Welcome back and glad you’re able to join us today AND hello to those online this morning! We’re gonna continue our series today in 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 1- last week we did an overview of the book. Before we do I want to throw up our theme verse for this book study. May…