Sermons on 1 Thessalonians

Approaching God With A Grateful Heart

24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude 1:24-25) 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him…

Seeking Holiness Before A Holy God

10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.     “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,     and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God—     there never has been, and there never will be. (Isaiah 43:10) 6 Come, let us worship and bow down.     Let us…

Is It Conviction Or Condemnation?

8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended…

The Stronghold of Sexual Immorality (Part Two)

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God… (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5)   The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the…

The Stronghold of Sexual Immorality (Part One)

As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. It is God’s will that…

Give Thanks In Everything

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”…