Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — Faith: It's Worth Getting Excited About
Pastor Nathan Wakefield begins a new sermon series — Letters to the Church. This week in 1 Thessalonians 1, we learn that we need to be excited about faith, because it is the single most important thing we are given. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Manuscript of 1 Thessalonians 1 on papyrus. Stored in the Florence Papyrological Institute. Image is public domain.
1. Faith, love, and hope are worth our time in prayer and thanksgiving (1:2‑3).
• The Christian life should be marked by regular, extended, strenuous times of prayer and Thanksgiving (2).
• When we offer prayer and thanksgiving, Faith, Love, and hope are worth our time (3).
• We must recognize that faith is in the Lord Jesus, love is in the Lord Jesus, and hope is in the Lord Jesus.
Action: Shore up your foundation, pray and ask for prayer!
• The Christian life should be marked by regular, extended, strenuous times of prayer and Thanksgiving (2).
• When we offer prayer and thanksgiving, Faith, Love, and hope are worth our time (3).
• We must recognize that faith is in the Lord Jesus, love is in the Lord Jesus, and hope is in the Lord Jesus.
Action: Shore up your foundation, pray and ask for prayer!
2. The Gospel demands a response from each and every person (1:4‑6).
• The preaching of the Gospel is evidence of God's choice to save (4).
• The message of the Gospel is more than just words (5).
• The minister of the Gospel is a model for those who are called (6).
Action: Ask yourself, how do I need to respond to the Gospel? (Accept, Embrace, Model)
• The preaching of the Gospel is evidence of God's choice to save (4).
• The message of the Gospel is more than just words (5).
• The minister of the Gospel is a model for those who are called (6).
Action: Ask yourself, how do I need to respond to the Gospel? (Accept, Embrace, Model)
3. The recipient of the Gospel is forever changed (1:7‑10).
• The change brought about by the Gospel is noticeable (7‑8).
• The change brought about by the Gospel involves a change in loyalty (9).
• The change brought about by the Gospel results in earnest expectation (10).
Action: Evaluate yourself, how has the Gospel changed you?
• The change brought about by the Gospel is noticeable (7‑8).
• The change brought about by the Gospel involves a change in loyalty (9).
• The change brought about by the Gospel results in earnest expectation (10).
Action: Evaluate yourself, how has the Gospel changed you?
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