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 … More July 18 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 is part of our read-through-the-Bible plan today. “But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let … More For you are all children of light, children of the day
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,” … More July 17 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
“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.” Charles H. Spurgeon on 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18, in our Bible reading plan today: Even the sweetest … More Always with the Lord
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, … More July 16 1 Thessalonians 4:11-18
Today we read 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10 in our reading plan. Here is some help from John Piper, in a sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4, “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 … More What is the path to purity?
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 … More July 15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10
John Piper, in a sermon,” Advancing and Sustaining the Covenant Community” Look at the connection between 1 Thessalonians] 3:12 and 3:13, that we come to today in our Bible reading plan. 12) May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we also do … More Piper: Connecting love and holiness
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 … More July 14 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13
In 1 Thessalonians 3:1-6, in our reading plan for today, Paul was writing to a group of Christians who were suffering deeply for their faith. He was very concerned that their faith endure through these trials. What joy to receive the wonderful news that they had indeed endured, and had even grown! His labor had … More Enduring through suffering
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