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Our hope is that you experience God in praise, prayer, preaching & community - that He transforms our world through you.
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Hope Returns – Antichrist
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42:192 Thessalonians charges out of the gate by discussing two of the scariest subjects in Scripture: hell and the antichrist. Both of these frightening subjects carry a message of hope for the church experiencing a sampling of hell and antichrist-like figures.Von Matt Heverly
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In a book about hope, why would the first subject be God’s judgment in sending people to hell? In this text we learn about evidence of God’s righteous judgments that will bring hope to every believer.Von Matt Heverly
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Hope Returns – Rekindled
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43:12The thriving model church at Thessalonica has lost hope and the Apostle Paul pens his second letter to both theologically and practically reignite the hope they had in King Jesus.Von Matt Heverly
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Framing Your Mind for Spiritual Success
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38:40It’s not difficult to find conflict in this world. But the greatest conflict in the world today is the battle for our minds. The good news is God can reframe our mind for spiritual success.Von Dan Vidlak
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Origins – Who Does the Work?
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41:571 Thessalonians concludes with a to do list of 15 commands for the believer and then states that God is faithful and He will do it. Seems like a contradiction but it is actually the key to growing in our faith.Von Matt Heverly
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Von James Dennis
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A Believer’s To Do List
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42:49The end of 1 Thessalonians is the practical boots on the ground portion of this brilliant letter. It gives the church both its marching orders and the plan to construct a community that lives into its given righteousness.Von Matt Heverly
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The Righteous Community
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39:44The end of 1 Thessalonians is the practical boots on the ground portion of this brilliant letter. It gives the church both its marching orders and the plan to construct a community that lives into its given righteousness.Von Matt Heverly
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In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holidays we can forget the supernaturally wondrousness of the birth of King Jesus. Re-read the Bible’s presentation and allow God to rekindle wonder.Von Matt Heverly
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Origins – Doomsday Prepping
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37:36The church at Thessalonica was freaked out about the end of days. Paul assures them of the return of Christ and then prepares them to live in the reality of His return.Von Matt Heverly
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Von Kerry Alderson
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The church at Thessalonica was freaked out about the end of days. They were uninformed about both the return of Jesus and what happens at death. In this short section Paul brilliantly clarifies these questions to encourage the church.Von Matt Heverly
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Origins – Good Job; Let’s Go
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38:11The church at Thessalonica is first encouraged about the good job they are doing demonstrating brotherly love. Next, they are encouraged to keep going by: living quietly, minding their own business, work with their hands, walk properly, and being dependent on no one.Von Matt Heverly
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The church at Thessalonica is told to not do sex like the people who don’t know God. Paul had previously instructed them to control their bodies in holiness and honor. We attempt to unearth the weapons that they would have used to exercise body control.Von Matt Heverly
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Von James Dennis
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Ancient Greeks and Romans had a drastically different view of what was allowed sexually. The good news is the Gospel has redefined sex for the entire world and in its sunrise has protected the most vulnerable in a society.Von Matt Heverly
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Origins – Relational Doubt
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42:22Paul has to leave the new church quickly and has concerns about tough things he had said to them. Did they accept them? Reject? Were they mad at him? He sends Timothy and gets a refreshing answer to his relational doubt.Von Matt Heverly
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The church at Thessalonica is a model of church success. This leads to the big question: why? At the end of Chapter 2 we get the answer. It is God’s Word, Suffering, War, and the Win.Von Matt Heverly
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Pressing Onward and Upward
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41:38Spiritually mature Christians adjust their attitude and mindset onward; they have a forward looking mindset. We are to follow Paul’s and other mature Christian's example of making spiritual things a priority in their lives by developing an upward perspective.Von Dan Vidlak
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Origins – Principles and Methods of Ministry
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43:28Paul leaves Thessalonica after only 3 weeks and into that vacuum of leadership comes accusations leveled against him. He uses chapter 2 to defend how he ministers and gives us a brilliant path to follow.Von Matt Heverly
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Everyone needs examples. The Thessalonian believers were able to look at Paul, Silas and Timothy and then through difficulty, repentance, patience and God’s word they became the models for the entire region.Von Matt Heverly
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The oldest written document of the New Testament is 1 Thessalonians. It gives us the oldest foundational principles of the church. 1 Thessalonians begins by turning the clock back to remember how the gospel saves and changes pagans.Von Matt Heverly
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