WAITING ON JESUS … TOGETHER1 Thessalonians 2.17-3.8Waiting for Jesus – Part 5 WAITING ON JESUS TOGETHER MEANS … WE See A Reward In EACH OTHER vv. 19–20 “For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? … you are our glory and joy!” (csb) 2 Timothy 4.7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (esv) WE Speak Resolve Into…
CREATING CHRISTIAN COUNTER CULTURE1 Thessalonians 2.13-16Waiting for Jesus – Part 4 CHRISTIAN COUNTERCULTURE REQUIRES US TO… EMBRACE THE SCRIPTURE AS OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE v. 13 “… when you received the word of God … you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God …” (esv) Acts 17.21 “… [they] would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.” (esv) The Bible Defends Itself: Through An Explanation…
GIVING SKEPTICS A HARD TIME1 Thessalonians 2.1-12Waiting for Jesus – Part 3 WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DEFEND: The Gospel v. 2 “… we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God …” (esv) Declaration #1 – We belong to the God who created us. Declaration #2 – We have sinned against God and will be judged for it. Question #1 – How has God acted in JC to save us? Through His Death…
