This Lord’s Day, we move into part 2 of our series “A Church of First Love” in the New Testament Book of 1 Thessalonians. Last week, we looked at the characteristics of a church membership living out first love for the Lord. We hope now to look at the qualities in the leadership of a first love church.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians
This Lord’s Day, we begin a series in the New Testament Book of 1 Thessalonians. In this church, we see a wonderful flock of Jesus’ sheep living out first love for Him and people under the good pastoral leadership of first love leaders. Lord willing, we will enter a church to model if we want to make our difference for Christ in our culture and generation.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:9–10 – 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. THEME OF THE DAY. A WOW FACTOR…
1 THESSALONIANS 1:2-3 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. THEME OF THE DAY. THE TRIAD OF CHRISTIAN LIVING. We live in a complex world. Just think for a…
1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-7, 5:18 – For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter,…
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. 3 For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or…