Sermons on 1 Thessalonians
REFINE Sunday 2021 – GO&DO!
Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.” 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Wilderness Survival
Handout Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2 And the word of the Lordcame to him: 3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So…
ANOTHERING: Construction Crew
Handout 6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who…
PLANNED FOR HIS PLEASURE
Handout It is very common for businesses and organizations to have a written mission statement. The purpose of such statements is to reveal the purpose of that particular entity. A purpose statement gives direction. A purpose statement establishes objectives. A purpose statement indicates a reason for existence. God has revealed His purpose for His people in His proclaimed will. This series of lessons will explore God’s stated purposes for His people so that our lives will be lived on purpose.…
A Sexually Pure Ethic (Part 2)
Our culture is constantly redefining what is “acceptable” behavior when it comes to sex, but should our culture be dictating such parameters? In this lesson we will examine sex from a biblical perspective so that we might understand what is considered acceptable and unacceptable, appropriate and inappropriate, right and wrong based not on the standards of man but on the standards of God. And we will uncover what the Bible’s guidelines are for living a sexually pure life. Sermon Handout…
A Sexually Pure Ethic (Part 1)
Our culture is constantly redefining what is “acceptable” behavior when it comes to sex, but should our culture be dictating such parameters? In this lesson we will examine sex from a biblical perspective so that we might understand what is considered acceptable and unacceptable, appropriate and inappropriate, right and wrong based not on the standards of man but on the standards of God. And we will uncover what the Bible’s guidelines are for living a sexually pure life. Sermon Handout…