Explaining The Book

Category: New Testament

  • 1 Thessalonians 1 Summary

    In the last two messages, we’ve explored the founding of the church in the ancient Greek city of Thessalonica. And now finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for! We’re actually starting into the book of 1 Thessalonians itself. And I anticipate picking up the pace in the remaining messages. But for this message we’re…

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1 Summary Verses 8-10

    1 Thessalonians 1 Summary Verses 8-10: It’s hard to find good examples these days. In times past, we may have looked to our civic leaders to be good examples for us. We may have been able to look at those in the sports world to serve as patterns to follow. Perhaps musicians and artists of…

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    1 Thessalonians 1 Summary Verses 8-10

  • 1 Thessalonians 1 Commentary Verses 4-7

    We’ll be continuing in our study of the book of 1 Thessalonians. And so, I’d like to ask you to turn to 1 Thessalonians 1. And we’ll be studying verses 4-7. …In our first message in this book, we saw that the church in Thessalonica was still standing firm despite afflictions – and we learned…

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    1 Thessalonians 1 Commentary Verses 4-7

  • 1 Thessalonians 1 Summary Verses 1-4

    In the last two messages, we’ve explored the founding of the church in the ancient Greek city of Thessalonica. And now finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for! We’re actually starting into the book of 1 Thessalonians itself. And I anticipate picking up the pace in the remaining messages. But for this message we’re…

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    1 Thessalonians 1 Summary Verses 1-4

  • Acts 17 Commentary Verses 4-9

    We’ll be studying Acts 17:4-9 to end this section of Acts 17 where we’ve see the founding of the church in Thessalonica. Let’s read the entirety of that section – Acts 17:1-9 and then get into the details. Acts 17:1–9 AV 1873 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to…

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    Acts 17 Commentary Verses 4-9

  • Acts 17 Commentary Verse 3

    Let’s move on to verse 3 to see what else Paul was doing while he visited this synagogue in Thessalonica for three sabbath days. Acts 17:3 AV 1873 3 opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.…

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  • Acts 17 Commentary Verse 2

    Well, the mention of a Jewish synagogue can portend only one thing. And that is that Paul is going into that synagogue and telling these folks about Jesus – their Messiah! Acts 17:2 AV 1873 2 and Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of…

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