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"I have lived with the apostle Paul for over sixty years-admired him, envied him, feared him, pounded on him, memorized him, written poems about him, wept over his sufferings, soared with him, sunk to the brink of death with him, spent eight years preaching through his longest letter, imitated him. Ha-imitated him! In ten lives, I would not come close to his sufferings-or ...

"In reality the Thessalonian church was probably comprised of no more than fifty to one hundred members. They were a fledging and insignificant group in the midst of a large city like Thessalonica. How easily these believers could have been discouraged when considering the godlessness and evil lives of most people in the Roman empire, not to mention Thessalonica itself. If...

PRAYING THE PASSAGE:1 Thessalonians 1:1-10The bold points below are quotes from CJ's sermon "Saved From What?" The Thessalonian Christians would know exactly how to respond to the question, "Saved from what?"So how would you respond if someone asked you this question? Father, for the purpose of gratefulness, worship, anticipation, and evangelism, please use your Word and ...

1 Thess. 1:2 "We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers...4 For we know,brothersloved by God,that he has chosen you..."A study of Paul's letters reveals the high priority he assigned to giving thanks to God for those he loved and served.Father, in Jesus name, I ask that the Holy Spirit remind me again and again of those that you ...

"For its proper interpretation it must be read in the light of the historical circumstances that evoked its composition. In the study of no other form of literature is it more important to know something of the life-situation amid which it was produced than in the study of a letter." Edmond Hiebert "But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good...

Things To Pray For In November By Dave Taylor on Nov 02, 2020 11:07 pm You can quarantine the Pastor, you can quarantine the population, you can even quarantine the church, but you simply cannot quarantine the Lord. Our King has continued to be on the move throughout this gl...

PRAYING THE PASSAGE v.1 The LORD reigns; he is robed in majestyPsalm 93 was written to remind the people of God of the sovereign reign of God over all when they are tempted to despair because they find themselves in the midst of a...national or personal storm.Heavenly Father, as you so frequently call your people to remember, remind me of the many times I was tempted to d...

"It confronts us with a fact whose impact on us may have weakened." Derek Kidner "Our word majesty comes from the Latin; it means greatnessThe word majesty, when applied to God, is always a declaration of his greatness and an invitation to worship. The Christian's instincts of trust and worship are stimulated very powerfully by knowledge of the greatness of God. But this ...

PRAYING THE PASSAGE (1 Thessalonians 1:1): "To the church of theThessalonians" (verse 1a)"The assembled people of God who have been graciously called out of the world by God through the proclamation of the gospel." Lord, it is absolutely remarkable that you have called out a people and brought them to yourself. Thank you that you chose each of us to be a part of your chu...

"1 Thessalonians opens a window on to a newly planted church in the middle of the first century AD. It tells us how it came into being, what the apostle taught it, what were its strengths and weaknesses, its theological and moral problems and how it was spreading the gospel. What is of particular interest, because it applies to Christian communities in every age and place,...