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Lessons On 1 Thessalonians
Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 29, 2018 (message contributor)
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1. Lesson 1: Salutation
Contributed on Mar 29, 2018
Paul probably wrote this epistle in A.D. 49–51 from Corinth during his second missionary journey (Acts 18:1–18). I Thessalonians is the earliest of Paul’s letters to the churches.
1/20/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 1 Salutation (Thessalonians 1:1) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (NIV) 1 Paul, Silas and Timothy, to the church{A1.2] of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace and peace to you. Introduction: Paul wrote this letter to the church in ...read more
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2. Lesson 2: Thanksgiving For Their Faith, Hope, And Love
Contributed on Apr 21, 2018
Paul’s thanksgiving becomes unconventional because of his insertion of “God”: he is giving a genuine thanks to the one true God, not making a casual reference to whatever the gods were in Thessalonica, at the time.
4/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 2: THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE (1Th 1:2-4) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 (NIV) 2 We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. 3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor ...read more
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3. Lesson 3: Their Reception Of The Gospel
Contributed on Apr 30, 2018
Paul wants these fellow Christians to remember that he and his co-workers preached the Gospel to them, and they responded by believing and receiving that Gospel.
4/21/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 3: THEIR RECEPTION OF THE GOSPEL (1Th 1:5-7) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-7 (NIV) 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You became ...read more
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4. Their Reputation In Every Place
Contributed on May 28, 2018
Their “works of faith and labor of love” expressed itself in their sharing of the Gospel with others. They were both “receivers” (the Word came to them) and “transmitters” (the Word went out from them.
5/14/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 4: Their Reputation in Every Place (1 Th 1:8-10) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 (NIV) 8 The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9 for ...read more
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5. The Manner Of His Preaching
Contributed on Jun 11, 2018
The first section of Chapter 2 [v. 1-8] records Paul’s comments about his visit to Thessalonica. His words suggest that people outside the church were charging him with unworthy motives and improper conduct.
5/28/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 5: The Manner of His Preaching (1Th 2:1-8) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 (NIV) 1 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help ...read more
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6. Lesson 6: The Manner Of His Life
Contributed on Jun 25, 2018
In these verses Paul insists on the moral consistency of the individual’s life and conduct.
6/6/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 6: THE MANNER OF HIS LIFE (1Th 2:9-12) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (NIV) 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. 10 You are ...read more
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7. Lesson 7: For Their Faithfulness
Contributed on Jul 9, 2018
The Word of God has in it the power to accomplish the will of God. “For nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 1:37).
6/13/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 7: For Their Faithfulness (1Th 2:13-3:10) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 (NIV) 13 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, ...read more
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8. Lesson 8: For Their Continued Growth
Contributed on Jul 23, 2018
God should be recognized in even the simplest affairs of life―didn’t Paul instruct believers to, “Pray about everything”? It was never God’s intention for man to direct his own steps; and only those journeys where God is the pilot are truly prosperous.
6/19/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 8: For Their Continued Growth (1Th 3:11-3:13) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 (NIV) 11Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone ...read more
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9. To Please God
Contributed on Aug 6, 2018
There were a few things Paul wished to say to them about morals and their conduct toward each other.
6/30/18 Tom Lowe Lesson : To Please God (1Th 4:1-2) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 (NIV) 1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. ...read more
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10. Lesson 10: To Abstain From Sexual Immorality
Contributed on Aug 20, 2018
The apostle believed that there were certain subjects and doctrines in which they needed further guidance and instruction. Chief among these was the misunderstanding that had arisen concerning the second coming of the Lord Jesus.
7/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 10: To Abstain From Sexual Immorality (1Thessalonians 4:3-8) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 (NIV) 3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is ...read more
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11. Lesson 11: As They Are Taught By God To Love One Another
Contributed on Sep 3, 2018
Just as God’s love is a holy love, so our love for God and for one another ought to motivate us to holy living.
7/16/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 11: As They Are Taught by God to Love One Another (1Thessalonians 4:9) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (NIV) Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. Lesson 11 Introduction The ...read more
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12. Lesson 12: To Increase More And More
Contributed on Sep 17, 2018
The preaching of the Second Coming had produced an odd and awkward situation in Thessalonica.
7/25/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 12: To Increase More and More (1 Thessalonians 4:10) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:10 (NIV) And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, Lesson 12 Introduction As the capital of the ...read more
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13. Lesson 13: To Work With Their Hands
Contributed on Oct 1, 2018
It is possible to sin by trying to do too much, attempting so much that we cannot do anything the way it should be done to the glory of God.
8/15/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 13: To Work With Their Hands (1Thessalonians 4:11) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NIV) “and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,” Lesson 13 Introduction Thessalonica was a big ...read more
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14. Lesson 14: To Walk Properly Toward Those Who Are Outside
Contributed on Oct 15, 2018
Paul said that those who are appointed to an office in the church should “have a good report of them which are without” - that is, we who are believers and name the name of Jesus should live a life above reproach.
9/1/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 14: To Walk Properly Toward those who are Outside (1 Thessalonians 4:12) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:12 (NIV) “so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” Introduction: In 1 Timothy 3:7 Paul said that those ...read more
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15. Lesson 15 - With No Sorrow Concerning Those Who Have Died
Contributed on Oct 29, 2018
The Lord will come as a thief in the night; and therefore they are to be ready at all times, like a good soldier.
9/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 15: With No Sorrow Concerning Those Who Have Died (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (NIV) 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no ...read more
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16. Lesson 16: For We Will Be Rejoined With Them When Christ Returns
Contributed on Nov 12, 2018
The picture Paul draws of the day when Christ will return is poetry, an attempt to describe what is indescribable.
9/20/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 16: For we will be rejoined with them when Christ returns (1Th 4:15-18) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (NIV) 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have ...read more
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17. Lesson 17: For The Day Of The Lord Will Come As A Thief In The Night
Contributed on Dec 24, 2018
Paul had often taught the doctrine of the second coming. He taught that the believer will not enter into that awful night of the Great Tribulation Period, which has been labeled the DAY OF THE LORD.
10/9/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 17: For the Day of the Lord Will Come as a Thief in the Night (1Th 5:1-4) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NIV) 1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in ...read more
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18. For The Day Of The Lord Will Come As A Thief In The Night
Contributed on Jan 28, 2019
The first four verses of chapter 5 are among the most distinctive and weighty verses in the epistle, and they contain the heart of Paul’s message to believers wherever he preached.
10/9/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 17: For the Day of the Lord Will Come as a Thief in the Night (1Th 5:1-4) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4 (NIV) 1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in ...read more
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19. Lesson 18 - For We Are Sons Of Light And Sons Of The Day
Contributed on Mar 8, 2019
In this letter, Paul makes us aware that faith, hope, and love are very important to believers
10/21/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 18: For We are Sons of Light and Sons of the Day (1 Thessalonians 5:5-8) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 (NIV) You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let ...read more
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20. For God Has Appointed Us To Salvation Through Our Lord Jesus Christ
Contributed on Apr 20, 2019
These words by the Apostle Paul are an appeal to the whole church of Thessalonica, to comfort and edify one another.
11/2/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 19: For God has Appointed Us to Salvation Through our Lord Jesus Christ Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (NIV) 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or ...read more
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21. Lesson 21: With Concern For One Another
Contributed on Jun 3, 2019
Paul has a warning for those who are IDLE AND DISRUPTIVE, which suggests that worship services in the early church were often interrupted by unruly members, and the Thessalonian church was no exception.
12/8/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 21: WITH CONCERN FOR ONE ANOTHER (1Thess. 5:14-15) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 (NIV) 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 Make sure that nobody pays ...read more
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22. Lesson 20: With Respect Toward Those Over Us
Contributed on Jul 23, 2019
Paul says, “Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence."
11/13/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 20: With Respect Toward Those Over Us (1 Thess. 5:12-13) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (NIV) 12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the ...read more
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23. With Joy, Prayer And Thanksgiving
Contributed on Sep 15, 2019
Happiness is not found in anything external. It is a certain state of the soul when it is filled with the peace of God and lit up with the sunshine of heaven.
12/18/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 22: With Joy, Prayer and Thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Lesson 22 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Rejoice always (v. 16) Our joy, ...read more
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24. Lesson 23: Don't Quench The Spirit Or Despise Prophecies, But Don't Be Gullible Either
Contributed on Nov 12, 2019
In verses 19 and 20 Paul warns the Thessalonians not to despise spiritual gifts. Verses 21 and 22 describe the constant duty of the Christian. He must use Christ as the standard by which to test all things.
1/10/19 Tom Lowe Lesson 23: Don't Quench The Spirit Or Despise Prophecies, But Don't Be Gullible Either (1Thessalonians 5:19-22) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 (NIV) 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21but test them all; hold on to what is ...read more
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25. Lesson 24 A Prayer For Their Sanctification And Preservation (Series: Lessons On 1 Thess.)
Contributed on Feb 11, 2020
Paul includes all his exhortations in a prayer for sanctification and assures believers that a faithful God will answer it.
1/27/19 Tom Lowe Lesson 24: A Prayer For Their Sanctification and Preservation (1Thess. 5:23-24) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV) 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through[4]. May your whole spirit[2], soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our ...read more