Sermons from January 2019
Longing, Comfort, Waiting
1 Thessalonians 3.6-13 ESV But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you—for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. For now we live, if you are standing…
The Church’s Mission: Awaiting the the Kingdom of God
1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 ESV And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers. For you, brothers, became imitators of the…
The Church’s Mission: Building for the Kingdom of God
1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 ESV Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of…