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1 Thess

Various Snapshots of Faith

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​ Preachers: Pastor Ray, Pastor DuBerry Texts: 1 Thess 5:14, 1 Kings 17:1-16, Luke 4:22-26, John 6:53-69 We can see various snapshots of faith by looking at the prophet Elijah with the widow at Zarephath and Jesus with Peter/disciples.… Read more

1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt3 of 3)

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In 1 Thess 5:14-18, I think Paul lays out some helpful tips when striving to love others properly. 1 Thess 5:14-18 [READ]. How do we love others properly? Three quick things we can learn. When loving others, first of all, the content matters. We saw last week in 1 Thess 4 where Paul seems to pose a contradiction.… Read more

1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt2 of 3)

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Idle speech is an important theme in this letter. Words have power. What comes out of our mouth, our speech is critical. With words, we are to encourage and build each other up. 1 Thess 5 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.… Read more

1 Thess 5: Speak Carefully and Love Properly (pt1 of 3)

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Have you ever said something, and as soon as you said it, you wished you could take it back? Like when I’m tired or stressed and I’m in a bad mood and let’s say Jackie and I are late for some important meeting, and I say, Jackie, why are you always late?… Read more

1 Thessalonians: Financial Responsibility and Time Management in the Last Days (pt3 of 3)

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If I said Jesus is coming back exactly a year from now, January 26, 2015–what kind of effect would this kind of false prophecy have on you, the listeners? If you took this prophecy seriously, some of you might say, forget school, or forget work. The same thing happens when people hear the news, you have terminal cancer and you have a few months to live.… Read more

1 Thessalonians: Financial Responsibility and Time Management in the Last Days (pt2 of 3)

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Overall, this is an encouraging letter to the Thessalonians, but you can’t miss the fact that Paul is admonishing some of the members and perhaps even some of the leaders of this church. Who is he admonishing? The irresponsible. How are they being irresponsible? They were being irresponsible when it came to their money and time.… Read more