The Avenue Church
1 Thessalonians 2:6-12 Family: A Framework for Discipling Relationships
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3030 Thatcher Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
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1. A Child's Example - Humility
2. A Mother's Example - Provision
A. Self-Sacrificial Provision for Others
B. Sharing of Life, not Just Provisions
C. Sharing of the Gospel
The Gospel isn't just about how we get to heaven, but also about how heaven gets into us!
The Gospel isn't just about how we get to heaven, but also about how heaven gets into us!
3. A Father's Example - Direction
A. Exhortation
B. Encouragement
C. Charged, urged, implored, insisted
In all other instances in the NT this word is translated "testify."
"To declare what you know to be true."
In all other instances in the NT this word is translated "testify."
"To declare what you know to be true."
4. The Goal of Discipleship
Discussion Questions - Re-read our main passage from this week (1 Thessalonians 2:6-12) and then with your Growth Group, family, friends, etc. thoughtfully answer the following:
1. What is your typical response when someone demeans you by treating you like a child?
2. Why is humility a prerequisite for discipling relationships?
3. Does the image of a mother naturally stir emotions of someone caring for you?
4. How do you see yourself as a “spiritual mother” to someone else? In other words, what’s a practical way you are sacrificing to provide for the spiritual growth of someone else?
5. The Gospel is not just how you get into heaven but how heaven gets into you. How would you explain this statement in your own words?
6. How has someone come alongside you like a spiritual father and spoke truth to you that you didn’t see for yourself?
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
1. What is your typical response when someone demeans you by treating you like a child?
2. Why is humility a prerequisite for discipling relationships?
3. Does the image of a mother naturally stir emotions of someone caring for you?
4. How do you see yourself as a “spiritual mother” to someone else? In other words, what’s a practical way you are sacrificing to provide for the spiritual growth of someone else?
5. The Gospel is not just how you get into heaven but how heaven gets into you. How would you explain this statement in your own words?
6. How has someone come alongside you like a spiritual father and spoke truth to you that you didn’t see for yourself?
7. What’s your next step in response to this message?
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Should 1 Thessalonians 2:7 be translated “gentle” or “infants?”
https://bbhchurchconnection.wordpress.com/2014/12/31/was-paul-gentle-or-like-infants-a-closer-look-at-1-thess-27/RIGHTNOWMEDIA RESOURCES:
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The Bible can be hard to interpret. It’s lengthy, packed full of characters, and sometimes difficult to tie into daily life. 1 Thessalonians, for example, teaches that a life changed by Jesus is full of holiness, love, and hope. In this post, The Bible Project breaks down the book of 1 Thessalonians into digestible pieces so we can understand and apply its truths.
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Dave Stotts, host of Drive Thru History®, explores the scripture, history, geography, archaeology, and impact of Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians in the New Testament.
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