If Jesus was resurrected, what does that mean for you? For humanity? For all of creation? We continue through 1 Thessalonians for this 'physical distancing' Easter worship. He is risen!
Love and Works
Overflowing Love
Complete Your Faith
The Work of the Witness
Know Your Enemy
Paul saw the resistance and opposition that ran them out of Thessalonica and kept them from coming back as a play by the enemy. Not the Jewish religious leaders who actually stirred up the trouble. No, they were just a tool used in the process. The real obstacle came from a different enemy. How do we press on with such an enemy in our way?
Who Said That?
We Shared Our Souls
Faith, Love, Hope
The first letter to the Thessalonians is one of thankfulness for their faith and encouragement to continue in it. The church in Thessalonica was made up of new followers in Christ; converts who had recently turned from their cultural gods to trust in Jesus as King. They seemed to be marked by faith, love, and hope. The first chapter of this letter expresses a gratitude for the work God was doing in them, and how news of them had spread.