Welcome back, fellow travelers! We're sailing through a study of 1&2 Thessalonians and our ship just launched into the waters of Paul's second letter to the new believers at Thessalonica. His first letter focused on the fact that Jesus will rescue His church (believers in Jesus Christ) from the wrath that is to come...namely, the …
Continue reading God’s Reward or Hell’s Eternal Wrath? (2 Thessalonians 1:5-12)
Happy Sunday, fellow Bible students! Typically, Sunday is reserved for devotionals or worship, but I am very excited to jump into 2 Thessalonians, so we're pushing away from the dock to set sail today! 2 Thessalonians is the second letter Paul wrote to the believers at Thessalonica, and it was written about a year after …
Continue reading Do You Feel Beaten Down? (2 Thessalonians 1:1-5)
Friends, our journey continues and our ship is about to sail into port for a very brief stop. One day, our ship will sail right into the presence of God, and what a glorious day that will be! We have studied through the book of 1 Thessalonians, taking a peek over Paul's shoulder as he …
Continue reading Worship While We Wait (1 Thessalonians 5:16-28)
In writing to brand new believers in Thessalonica, Paul is teaching them to be ready for the return of Jesus! He focuses on what they need to know about the rapture, and he assures them God has not destined them to wrath. He is now finishing up that letter to those dear believers, and he …
Continue reading In Light of Jesus’s Soon Return, How are We to Live? (1 Thessalonians 5:12-15)
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