Paul, Silas And Timothy Were Bold In the margin of my Bible I have chapter two outlined as follows:Be Biblical - (verses 1-4)Be Real
- (verses 5-6)Be Gracious
(verses 7-11)Be Practical - (verses 12-13)"Our coming to you” refers to Paul’s first visit to
Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9). The
boldness with which …
Paul’s Conduct Was Never Questionable From what Paul says he was evidently being charged with having questionable conduct (v. 3). In
this verse he denies three
allegations:His message was not deceptive - “Not of deceit.” Since the beginning of Christianity
there have been false teachers
and this …
Paul’s Ministry Characterized Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica was characterized as being free of three things:It was free of flattery
- Paul never tried to flatter people (v. 5). Rather than seeking something for himself he delighted in
giving to others freely. It has been said that a flatterer is a person wh …
Paul Was Always Gentle Gentleness is often overlooked as a personal trait in our society (v. 7). To demonstrate power and
assertiveness seems to get
more respect but no one likes to be bullied. It is true that Paul was a man of authority but he
always used this authority in love.
We find him in this pa …
The Concerned Father This passage gives us a beautiful example of New Testament follow-up. Paul shows us how to
raise baby Christians. He
considered himself a “spiritual father” to the believers at Thessalonica. Paul, Silas and Timothy
not only told the Christians at
Thessalonica how to liv …
Persecution is Bound to Come This passage can be divided into two topics:The Word of God within you (v. 13). We must never
treat the Bible as we would
some other book. This verse communicates the idea that the Word of God is to be taken by us. It
means to welcome eagerly.
When we receive the Bible, we’re say …
Three Motivations For Christian Growth In this section of Paul’s letter he allows us to understand his heart-beat as he focuses on some of
his personal feelings and
emotional reactions. When the Word of God is within us, the enemies of God will be upon us.
This brings us to three
motivating
factors for Christian growt …
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Paul, Silas And Timothy Were Bold
In the margin of my Bible I have chapter two outlined as follows:Be Biblical - (verses 1-4)Be Real - (verses 5-6)Be Gracious (verses 7-11)Be Practical - (verses 12-13)"Our coming to you” refers to Paul’s first visit to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9). The boldness with which …
Paul’s Conduct Was Never Questionable
From what Paul says he was evidently being charged with having questionable conduct (v. 3). In this verse he denies three allegations:His message was not deceptive - “Not of deceit.” Since the beginning of Christianity there have been false teachers and this …
Paul’s Ministry Characterized
Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica was characterized as being free of three things:It was free of flattery - Paul never tried to flatter people (v. 5). Rather than seeking something for himself he delighted in giving to others freely. It has been said that a flatterer is a person wh …
Paul Was Always Gentle
Gentleness is often overlooked as a personal trait in our society (v. 7). To demonstrate power and assertiveness seems to get more respect but no one likes to be bullied. It is true that Paul was a man of authority but he always used this authority in love. We find him in this pa …
The Concerned Father
This passage gives us a beautiful example of New Testament follow-up. Paul shows us how to raise baby Christians. He considered himself a “spiritual father” to the believers at Thessalonica. Paul, Silas and Timothy not only told the Christians at Thessalonica how to liv …
Persecution is Bound to Come
This passage can be divided into two topics:The Word of God within you (v. 13). We must never treat the Bible as we would some other book. This verse communicates the idea that the Word of God is to be taken by us. It means to welcome eagerly. When we receive the Bible, we’re say …
Three Motivations For Christian Growth
In this section of Paul’s letter he allows us to understand his heart-beat as he focuses on some of his personal feelings and emotional reactions. When the Word of God is within us, the enemies of God will be upon us. This brings us to three motivating factors for Christian growt …