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Praying without ceasing means to pray in season or out of season, so that every moment is as fruitful as possible. You are to be in constant communication with God. Ask God to open your eyes to the kingdom work he is doing all around you, every minute.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-28 Parting Exhortations and Comfort   How do you pray without ceasing? How can you give thanks in everything? What does it mean to quench the Spirit? What does it mean to despise prophesying? Join as Pastor teaches from these commands in 1 Thessalonians. 

Living in View of the Day of the Lord Part 3 - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

We make "To Do" lists so we don't forget what needs to get accomplished in our day-to-day lives. But what about your faith? What kind of list does the Bible have for Christians to accomplish in their walk with God?

January 15, 2023 - 1 Thessalonians 5:4 - 11 - Matt Yoder by stonebridgeboone

Join as Pastor John continues our study in Thessalonians 

Kyle Baker preaches from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22, in this Sunday evening gathering of Grace Harbor Church.

Living in View of the Day of the Lord Part 2 - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Morning: Job 11:7–8; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 3:9–10; James 1:5; James 3:17; Jude 25 The only [kjv: wise] God, our Savior. Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption.—“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?” But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.—The plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.—But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. Job 11:7–8 (Listen) 7   “Can you find out the deep things of God?    Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?8   It is higher than heaven1—what can you do?    Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Footnotes [1] 11:8 Hebrew The heights of heaven (ESV) 1 Corinthians 1:30 (Listen) 30 And because of him1 you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, Footnotes [1] 1:30 Greek And from him (ESV) 1 Corinthians 2:7 (Listen) 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. (ESV) Ephesians 3:9–10 (Listen) 9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in1 God, who created all things, 10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. Footnotes [1] 3:9 Or by (ESV) James 1:5 (Listen) 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (ESV) James 3:17 (Listen) 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. (ESV) Jude 25 (Listen) 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time1 and now and forever. Amen. Footnotes [1] 1:25 Or before any age (ESV) Evening: Judges 5:31; 2 Samuel 23:4; Job 7:4; Isaiah 21:11–12; John 14:2–3; John 14:27–28; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; Hebrews 10:37; Revelation 21:25 “‘When shall I arise?' But the night is long.” “Watchman, what time of the night?”… The watchman says: “Morning comes.” Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay.—“He dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning.” “In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also…. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.'” “So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.”—For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. And there will be no night there. Judges 5:31 (Listen) 31   “So may all your enemies perish, O LORD!    But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might.” And the land had rest for forty years. (ESV) 2 Samuel 23:4 (Listen) 4   he dawns on them like the morning light,    like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,    like rain1 that makes grass to sprout from the earth. Footnotes [1] 23:4 Hebrew from rain (ESV) Job 7:4 (Listen) 4   When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?'    But the night is long,    and I am full of tossing till the dawn. (ESV) Isaiah 21:11–12 (Listen) 11 The oracle concerning Dumah.   One is calling to me from Seir,    “Watchman, what time of the night?    Watchman, what time of the night?”12   The watchman says:  “Morning comes, and also the night.    If you will inquire, inquire;    come back again.” (ESV) John 14:2–3 (Listen) 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?1 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. Footnotes [1] 14:2 Or In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you (ESV) John 14:27–28 (Listen) 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:5 (Listen) 5 For you are all children1 of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. Footnotes [1] 5:5 Or sons; twice in this verse (ESV) Hebrews 10:37 (Listen) 37 For,   “Yet a little while,    and the coming one will come and will not delay; (ESV) Revelation 21:25 (Listen) 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. (ESV)

*Below is Pastor Andrew's teaching outline from Sunday's sermon, not a word for word manuscript. This is meant as aid in seeing the thought and direction of the sermon. But we don't program this kind of discipleship for you. And lastly, we expect our members to regularly engage the lost and share the gospel with…… Continue reading 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – A Life of Prayer

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 The Day of Christ (Christ' coming for the Church)

Morning: 1 Corinthians 1:8; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:27; Philippians 4:7; Colossians 1:28; Colossians 3:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 And may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.—Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. And the peace of God… surpasses all understanding.—And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.—Who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:8 (Listen) 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) Ephesians 5:25 (Listen) 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (ESV) Ephesians 5:27 (Listen) 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.1 Footnotes [1] 5:27 Or holy and blameless (ESV) Philippians 4:7 (Listen) 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (ESV) Colossians 1:28 (Listen) 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. (ESV) Colossians 3:15 (Listen) 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (Listen) 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 (Listen) 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. (ESV) Evening: Exodus 25:8; Exodus 29:43; Exodus 29:45; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Psalm 68:18; Ezekiel 37:28; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:22 “But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth?” “And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.”—“There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory…. I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.” You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there. For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”—Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God?—In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. “Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” Exodus 25:8 (Listen) 8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. (ESV) Exodus 29:43 (Listen) 43 There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. (ESV) Exodus 29:45 (Listen) 45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. (ESV) 2 Chronicles 6:18 (Listen) 18 “But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! (ESV) Psalm 68:18 (Listen) 18   You ascended on high,    leading a host of captives in your train    and receiving gifts among men,  even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. (ESV) Ezekiel 37:28 (Listen) 28 Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” (ESV) 1 Corinthians 6:19 (Listen) 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, (ESV) 2 Corinthians 6:16 (Listen) 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,   “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,    and I will be their God,    and they shall be my people. (ESV) Ephesians 2:22 (Listen) 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by1 the Spirit. Footnotes [1] 2:22 Or in (ESV)

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January 8, 2023- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 - Matt Yoder by stonebridgeboone

Living in View of the Day of the Lord Part 1 - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Today we will be finishing 1 Thessalonians. Paul prays that the Thessalonians will be made blameless at the Second Coming. Does verse 23 teach trichotomy?

We've all been witnessing the power of people uniting in prayer this past week after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Bengals. As we continue to pray for him, his teammates, the coaches, the performance staff, Bills' staff members, Tee Higgins, and other players impacted by this - let's be reminded of the power of daily prayer in our personal lives. This podcast is for athletes and coaches that are doing their best to follow Jesus. It's devoted to connecting Biblical truths to mental performance principles, so you can compete with a deeper purpose and perform at a higher level. If you're looking to grow your faith and your game, then this podcast is for you.

#203 "Exercising Restraint with Difficult People" (1 Thessalonians 5:14-15) by Jason Jimenez

1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Danny and Kurt hope to encourage you with this beautiful passage from God. He did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. This is God's will for each one of us and His love shines forth in the message. We should always comfort each other and edify one another, believing these things to be true.

Morning: Joshua 1:9; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 81:1–2; Isaiah 42:10; Acts 28:15; Romans 13:11–14 Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.—He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”—“The joy of the Lord is your strength.”—Paul thanked God and took courage. Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Joshua 1:9 (Listen) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (ESV) Nehemiah 8:10 (Listen) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” (ESV) Psalm 40:3 (Listen) 3   He put a new song in my mouth,    a song of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear,    and put their trust in the LORD. (ESV) Psalm 81:1–2 (Listen) Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.1 Of Asaph. 81   Sing aloud to God our strength;    shout for joy to the God of Jacob!2   Raise a song; sound the tambourine,    the sweet lyre with the harp. Footnotes [1] 81:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term (ESV) Isaiah 42:10 (Listen) Sing to the Lord a New Song 10   Sing to the LORD a new song,    his praise from the end of the earth,  you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,    the coastlands and their inhabitants. (ESV) Acts 28:15 (Listen) 15 And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage. (ESV) Romans 13:11–14 (Listen) 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (ESV) Evening: Exodus 30:1; Exodus 30:6–8; Psalm 141:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 8:4 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense…. And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it… And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.” Consequently, [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.—And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Pray without ceasing. Exodus 30:1 (Listen) The Altar of Incense 30 “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. (ESV) Exodus 30:6–8 (Listen) 6 And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it, 8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations. (ESV) Psalm 141:2 (Listen) 2   Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,    and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (Listen) 17 pray without ceasing, (ESV) Hebrews 7:25 (Listen) 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost1 those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Footnotes [1] 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times (ESV) 1 Peter 2:5 (Listen) 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (ESV) Revelation 8:4 (Listen) 4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. (ESV)

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 New Year's Day 2023

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Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

Join us as we finish out our 1 Thessalonians Series: A Family Worthy of Imitation where we are reminded to be careful about turning inward and being defensive when the things of God are being communicated to us. Having disdain or contempt for the communication of God's word can create the adverse effect of our desire to be a family worthy of imitation. Paul intends to remind the people of god to remain in the will of God and just trust that he is the thing we need. There is safety, prevision, and guidance toward the things of God. We believe that in doing this the God of peace himself can sanctify you through and through!

Listen each weekday at 8:55am, 6:55pm, and 9:55pm on 90.9 KCBI as Tara-Leigh Cobble from The Bible Recap takes a passage of scripture one verse at a time to explain how God's love for us can be found in each and every verse. Let's be encouraged together with real, quick, and easy to understand daily scripture.Listen to more of the God Shot on 90.9 KCBI | https://www.kcbi.org/thegodshot/Listen to the Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble | http://www.thebiblerecap.com/

A Study Of Music (part 2) - 1 Thessalonians 5.8 - Joe Baiano

Join us as Pastor Delaney preaches a sermon from the book of 1 Thessalonians! 

Sometimes it can be hard to submit to your church leadership. In this podcast, Jason teaches Christians how to show honor to their leaders and the importance of maintaining peace in the church.

Morning: Matthew 18:6; Matthew 25:40; Romans 14:16; 1 Corinthians 8:9; 2 Corinthians 8:21; Galatians 5:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 1 Peter 2:15; 1 Peter 4:15–16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. Abstain from every form of evil.—We aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.—For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.—But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.—“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”—“As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” Matthew 18:6 (Listen) 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,1 it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Footnotes [1] 18:6 Greek causes . . . to stumble; also verses 8, 9 (ESV) Matthew 25:40 (Listen) 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,1 you did it to me.' Footnotes [1] 25:40 Or brothers and sisters (ESV) Romans 14:16 (Listen) 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 8:9 (Listen) 9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 8:21 (Listen) 21 for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man. (ESV) Galatians 5:13 (Listen) 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (Listen) 22 Abstain from every form of evil. (ESV) 1 Peter 2:15 (Listen) 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. (ESV) 1 Peter 4:15–16 (Listen) 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. (ESV) Evening: Isaiah 60:1–2; Luke 12:35–36; Romans 13:11; Ephesians 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8; 1 Peter 1:13 “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” The hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.— So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 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. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.—“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master.” Isaiah 60:1–2 (Listen) The Future Glory of Israel 60   Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.2   For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,    and thick darkness the peoples;  but the LORD will arise upon you,    and his glory will be seen upon you. (ESV) Luke 12:35–36 (Listen) You Must Be Ready 35 “Stay dressed for action1 and keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Footnotes [1] 12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11 (ESV) Romans 13:11 (Listen) 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. (ESV) Ephesians 5:14 (Listen) 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,   “Awake, O sleeper,    and arise from the dead,  and Christ will shine on you.” (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8 (Listen) 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. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:13 (Listen) Called to Be Holy 13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action,1 and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Footnotes [1] 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind (ESV)

These four verses center around prophecy. Why were the Thessalonians despising it? What exactly is prophey? Are there prophets today?

The apostle Paul made himself clear that the entire church needed to read this letter.

The command to greet one another with a holy kiss is a call to grow in expressions of true, holy, familial affection in the church.

The prayers of ordinary Christians are the means God uses to cause his word to run and be exalted in the world.

What is the connection between God's effectual calling of believers and his constant keeping of believers? His faithfulness.

By faith we are reconciled to God, and by faith we pursue the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Paul sometimes describes humans as body and soul, sometimes as body, soul, and spirit. What does man consist of?

One way to quench the Spirit is to have a cynical attitude towards spiritual gifts that he gives to the church.

While it may seem that sorrow and joy are exclusive, there is a pervasive joy and a pervasive thankfulness that is available in every circumstance.