July 18 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 (ESV) Final Instructions and Benediction 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, [1] encourage the [...]
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July 18 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Posted: July 18, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Bible Passages, July Bible ReadingsTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 18 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, July Bible Readings, Scripture
Night People/Day People
Posted: July 17, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, children of light, daily Bible, John MacArthur, kingdom of darkness, Night People/Day People, Scripture, sermon
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. 5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. 7 For those [...]
July 17 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Posted: July 17, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Bible Passages, July Bible ReadingsTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 17 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Scripture
July 17 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (ESV) The Day of the Lord 5:1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, [1] you have no need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” [...]
If to die is but to enter into uninterrupted communion with Jesus, then death is indeed gain
Posted: July 16, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, face to face we shall behold Him, If to die is but to enter into uninterrupted communion with Jesus then death is indeed gain., Scripture, second coming of Jesus, Seeing God, sermon, we will always be with the Lord
Charles H. Spurgeon on 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 “Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.” Even the sweetest visits from Christ, how short they [...]
July 16 1 Thessalonians 4:11-18
Posted: July 16, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Bible Passages, July Bible ReadingsTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 16 1 Thessalonians 4:11-18, July Bible Readings, Scripture
July 16 1 Thessalonians 4:11-18 (ESV) 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. The Coming of the Lord 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, [...]
Knowing God is the path to sexual purity
Posted: July 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: "This is the Will of God For You: That You Abstain From Sexual Immorality", Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Knowing Christ, Knowing God, Knowing God is the path to sexual purity, Knowing God's will, Scripture, sermon, sexual immorality
John Piper, in a sermon, “This is the Will of God For You: That You Abstain From Sexual Immorality” Start reading with me at [1Thessalonians 4] verse 4: “That each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know [...]
July 15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10
Posted: July 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Bible Passages, July Bible ReadingsTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10, July Bible Readings, Scripture
July 15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10 (ESV) A Life Pleasing to God 4:1 Finally, then, brothers, [1] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave [...]
Piper: Connecting love and holiness
Posted: July 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, holiness, love, Piper: Connecting love and holiness, Scripture, sermon
John Piper, in a sermon,” Advancing and Sustaining the Covenant Community” Look at the connection between [1 Thessalonians] 3:12 and 3:13. 12) May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we also do for you; 13) so that he may establish your hearts [...]
July 14 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13
Posted: July 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Bible Passages, July Bible ReadingsTags: 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 14 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13, July Bible Readings, Scripture
July 14 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 (ESV) 7 for this reason, brothers, [1] in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. 8 For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before [...]
God will do it.
Posted: July 18, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: 1 Thessalonians, assurance of salvation, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, God will do it., God's power, sanctification, Scripture, sermon
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. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. Brothers, pray for us. Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. I put [...]