GOD'S STATE DEPARTMENT (4 OF 16)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
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God's State Department (4 of 16)
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
My name is Tim Badal and I serve as the teaching pastor here at Village Bible Church. We've been in a series entitled ''Ready,'' about how to be prepared in all circumstances for whatever God may bring our way. Even though things may be difficult, God says that He will give us all the strength we need for the events of today and He gives us a bright hope for tomorrow.
First Thessalonians talks about the return of Jesus Christ. One day Christ will come and He will rescue His people from the daily grind of everyday life. He's going to rescue us once and for all from the presence of sin. We have hope that this truth will become a reality-maybe in our life, maybe in the lives of our children, maybe 50 generations from now, we don't know-but we have the hope that He is going to come again.
In this series we've been looking at the letter of 1 Thessalonians. The Apostle Paul wrote it in the first century to a church in northern Greece in the city of Thessalonica, which still exists today as the second largest city in Greece. Paul articulated some important truths in this letter. The reason he wrote it is that he had only spent a short time with the people of Thessalonica. They had come to know Jesus and were walking the walk and talking the talk. They were honoring and serving God in amazing ways.
Then all of a sudden an angry mob arose who disagreed with the ways and truths of Christianity, and they ran Paul and his companions, Silas and Timothy, out of town. So they went to the city of Athens, in the southern part of Greece, and passed some time there. Some believe it was as short as six months while others say it was as long as a year to a year and a half. Paul was becoming anxious and wondering, ''Are the Thessalonians okay? We love them. They are our hope and glory. We love to boast about them and all they do. But they are so young in the faith. I hope they're okay.'' I ...
Series: Ready
Tim Badal
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
My name is Tim Badal and I serve as the teaching pastor here at Village Bible Church. We've been in a series entitled ''Ready,'' about how to be prepared in all circumstances for whatever God may bring our way. Even though things may be difficult, God says that He will give us all the strength we need for the events of today and He gives us a bright hope for tomorrow.
First Thessalonians talks about the return of Jesus Christ. One day Christ will come and He will rescue His people from the daily grind of everyday life. He's going to rescue us once and for all from the presence of sin. We have hope that this truth will become a reality-maybe in our life, maybe in the lives of our children, maybe 50 generations from now, we don't know-but we have the hope that He is going to come again.
In this series we've been looking at the letter of 1 Thessalonians. The Apostle Paul wrote it in the first century to a church in northern Greece in the city of Thessalonica, which still exists today as the second largest city in Greece. Paul articulated some important truths in this letter. The reason he wrote it is that he had only spent a short time with the people of Thessalonica. They had come to know Jesus and were walking the walk and talking the talk. They were honoring and serving God in amazing ways.
Then all of a sudden an angry mob arose who disagreed with the ways and truths of Christianity, and they ran Paul and his companions, Silas and Timothy, out of town. So they went to the city of Athens, in the southern part of Greece, and passed some time there. Some believe it was as short as six months while others say it was as long as a year to a year and a half. Paul was becoming anxious and wondering, ''Are the Thessalonians okay? We love them. They are our hope and glory. We love to boast about them and all they do. But they are so young in the faith. I hope they're okay.'' I ...
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