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Please God Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Pleasing God!  Do any of us really do that?  I know most of us try to beContinue reading “January 16, 2021”

Overflowing love May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.  1 Thessalonians 3:12 Here is the solution for all the world’s problems.  It was the solution in Paul’s day and it continues to be the answer now.  Love one anotherContinue reading “January 15, 2021”

Trouble To keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.  1 Thessalonians 3:3 Trouble?  It seems to be all around us.  So much so that the media can’t even keep up with all the trouble going on in the world today. Continue reading “January 14, 2021”

Cooperate with God We sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, 1 Thessalonians 3:2 Have you made yourself available?  Available for God to work through.  Have you become a vessel filledContinue reading “January 13, 2021”

Crown of rejoicing After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what is our crown of rejoicing as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!   Yes, you are our glory and joy.  1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 What is our crown of rejoicing?  What do we rejoice or enjoy most inContinue reading “January 12, 2021”

He shares We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For He called you to share in His Kingdom and glory.  1 Thessalonians 2:12 Live your life in a way that God would consider worthy.  Let’s talk about that for a minute. Continue reading “January 11, 2021”

Work while you minister Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Have you ever known anyone whoContinue reading “January 10, 2021”

No matter what You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition.1 Thessalonians 2:2 What are your “No matter whats?”  Maybe itContinue reading “January 9, 2021”

What are they saying about you? They speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Wow!  Can you imagine if people talked this wayContinue reading “January 8, 2021”

Fresh air The word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 I realized something from this passage in Thessalonians that IContinue reading “January 7, 2021”