This message is part 2 looking at the sustained thanksgiving by Paul found in 1 Thessalonians 1 verse 6-10.
This message is part 2 looking at the sustained thanksgiving by Paul found in 1 Thessalonians 1 verse 6-10.
This message is part 1 looking at the sustained thanksgiving by Paul found in 1 Thessalonians 1 verse 2-5.
Even though we will look at only one verse today, it is packed with deep theological truth. Paul lays out what a church really is. Certainly, it is what the church at Thessalonica was, but it is also what we ought to be.
The Kingdom of God is a mystery. It is here now but not in its fulness. We are welcome to live in it now and point to our coming King by living with Jesus as our king right where we are.
(1 Thessalonians 2:1-8/Acts 2:42-47)
(Esther 2:19-23/3:1-2;5-9/3:13/Proverbs 13:20/ 1 Corinthians 15:33/Hebrews 5:14/1 Thessalonians 5:21/ Philippians 4:8)
We kicked off a new series on our mission as a church this week by considering how we are a people that need to encourage one another.
Most people have at some point asked the question, what is heaven really like? Do we sit around on clouds playing harps? Is it so peaceful that it is eerily quiet? Is it like a church service that drags on for eternity? If we are honest, when we think about these questions what we are really trying to determine is whether or not we think heaven is boring. This week we are going to look at Scripture to see how the Bible describes eternity with God.