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How Can People with Short Fuses Become Patient? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 7 Nov 17, 2022

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Patience with others comes through trusting in the providence of God to turn every detour into a pathway to something better.

Are We Drained or Filled by Serving the Weak? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 6 Nov 15, 2022

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The call to serving others in the church — admonishing, encouraging, and helping them — is not a call to misery. It’s a call to joy.

God Makes People the Means of Persevering Faith: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 5 Nov 12, 2022

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We must never belittle or overlook the fact that God employs human means to strengthen his church.

Tough Love Toward Idle People: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 4 Nov 10, 2022

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Christian idleness is unloving to outsiders because it sets a bad example. It is unloving to insiders because it adds to their burdens.

Does Christian Love Esteem Some More Than Others? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 3 Nov 08, 2022

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Love looks on those who are doing the work of God with high esteem, and on those who are sinning with a longing to see them honor God.

Elders, Overseers, Bishops, Pastors, Deacons: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 2 Nov 05, 2022

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Because God loves the church, he has provided a leadership made up of elders and deacons.

A Vision for Leading and Being Led: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 1 Nov 03, 2022

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In a healthy church, the elders labor, exercise authority, and admonish the members, and the members respect and esteem the elders.

A Text for the Day the Doctor Says Cancer: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 3 Nov 01, 2022

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First Thessalonians 5:6–11 is a gravestone text. It reminds believers that wrath is not their destiny, but unending life with Christ.

Drunk People Make Bad Soldiers: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 2 Oct 29, 2022

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Drunk people make bad soldiers and sleepy people make poor watchmen. That is why we need to remain spiritually awake and sober.

Sons of the Day Stay Awake and Sober: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 1 Oct 27, 2022

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Power for Christian obedience lies in being reminded of our new identity in God. Who we are grounds what we ought to do.