PLEASING GOD IN A WORLD GONE WILD (6 OF 16)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
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Pleasing God in a World Gone Wild (6 of 16)
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
We've been in a series entitled ''Ready,'' looking at Paul's letters to the church at Thessalonica. We've been seeking wisdom and understanding about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. These are great letters because the church in Thessalonica was full of new followers of Jesus Christ who were seeking to understand and know what following Christ involves. I hope and pray that you are enjoying this series, because these people we're reading about were transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. They weren't just transformed in name only, now labeling themselves as Christians, but in the first chapter we learned that these people turned away from their idols and former way of living to follow Jesus and obey Him with all their hearts.
While they were an obedient group of people who wanted to humble themselves under the teaching of God's Word and receive it from the Apostle Paul, we know that being a Christian isn't a one-time decision that then takes care of everything for the rest of your life. Paul says numerous times that the Christian life is a walk-a daily journey where we put one foot in front of the other spiritually and try to follow Christ to the best of our abilities, relying on the Spirit to strengthen us so that we can follow Him in a way that brings glory and honor to God. The Thessalonians were doing this in some real, tangible ways. But Paul is now going to use some of the last part of this first letter to talk about areas where maybe they were struggling; maybe as they were walking they found themselves falling down or being tripped up by the things of this world and the ways they used to live.
If we are honest with ourselves, many of us would talk about our walk with Jesus Christ as more of a stumble. We've spent more time on the ground than we've actually spent walking. Take heart that the Thessalonians were in the same boat that many ...
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
We've been in a series entitled ''Ready,'' looking at Paul's letters to the church at Thessalonica. We've been seeking wisdom and understanding about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. These are great letters because the church in Thessalonica was full of new followers of Jesus Christ who were seeking to understand and know what following Christ involves. I hope and pray that you are enjoying this series, because these people we're reading about were transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. They weren't just transformed in name only, now labeling themselves as Christians, but in the first chapter we learned that these people turned away from their idols and former way of living to follow Jesus and obey Him with all their hearts.
While they were an obedient group of people who wanted to humble themselves under the teaching of God's Word and receive it from the Apostle Paul, we know that being a Christian isn't a one-time decision that then takes care of everything for the rest of your life. Paul says numerous times that the Christian life is a walk-a daily journey where we put one foot in front of the other spiritually and try to follow Christ to the best of our abilities, relying on the Spirit to strengthen us so that we can follow Him in a way that brings glory and honor to God. The Thessalonians were doing this in some real, tangible ways. But Paul is now going to use some of the last part of this first letter to talk about areas where maybe they were struggling; maybe as they were walking they found themselves falling down or being tripped up by the things of this world and the ways they used to live.
If we are honest with ourselves, many of us would talk about our walk with Jesus Christ as more of a stumble. We've spent more time on the ground than we've actually spent walking. Take heart that the Thessalonians were in the same boat that many ...
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