Love God Greatly: 1 & 2 ThessaloniansНамуна
Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
SOAP: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
Paul is giving the believers in Thessalonica practical instruction on how to walk worthy, and he sets the standard high without making any excuses for sin. Paul challenges us to live set apart from the world. Sexual purity is not an option for the Christ follower – it’s a requirement.
Holy lives are pleasing to God – we are here to glorify Him, not gratify our flesh and our own selfish interests. Are you yielding your all to God, or are you making excuses for following the way of the world? We honor God when we fully offer Him all of our desires and every inch of our hearts.
Father, I offer You all of me. I want to please You more than make myself momentarily happy. Help me to pursue holiness in my mind, In my actions, and in my interactions with others. Give me strength to say no to myself and yes to You. Amen.
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In the books of 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, you meet a church who are going through some storms. Severe persecution is threatening their lives, and they are clinging to the promise that Jesus is coming back. This promise is from the Promise Keeper…He IS coming back. The Thessalonians had to learn to live with this hope as they lived their lives in the now.
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