Category: New Testament

1 Thessalonians 3 Commentary Verses 1-5 | Afflictions, suffering, and trials are an unavoidable part of life for believers in this fallen world. Coming into this assembly tonight in the middle of the week – we all look real nice and well put together. But if we were to be able to somehow take a…

1 Thessalonians 2:1-4 It wasn’t more than a few weeks into our marriage that my wife and I came to truly appreciate the importance of communication. Because when you’re single, you know pretty well what you’re thinking – at least, most of the time! But when all of a sudden you experience what the Bible…

[S] Today the world is celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. Even the search giant Google is advertising this holiday on their homepage today. And of course, for most of America, this day is nothing but an excuse to drink excessively. But there’s an actual historical figure behind this day with an actual story to be told.…

Please join me in 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16. In this passage the outline of the material is fairly simple. The main idea that we’re going to see is a contrast of 2 different responses to God’s truth. Verses 13 and 14 have the first response – which can be summarized in one word as faith. And…

My sons have been engaged in shoveling driveways in our neighborhood this winter. And in a few cases, it seems that the person whom they’re trying to serve is almost doing them a favor. But a significant number of those whom the boys are trying to serve are very appreciative of the help. And especially…

In this 1 Thessalonians 2 Commentary and verses 1-4 we learn about effective gospel communication and the correct motives and methods behind it.