"Service and the Second Coming" - Part 5 of 13
1 Thessalonians 2:1-20
“Paul’s Care For Them”
1 Thessalonians 2:7-9
I. Paul’s COURAGE before them. (vv. 1-4).
II. Paul’s COMMITMENT to them. (vv. 5-6)
III. Paul’s CARE for the Thessalonians. (vv. 7-9) Isaiah 40:11; 2 Timothy 2:24-25; Genesis 47:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:14
A. He cared for them as a nurse SUSTAINS her children. (v. 7) supports & supplies, nurtures, cherishes, fosters, comforts Numbers 11:12; Isaiah 49:23; 66:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
B. He had a STRONG affection for them. (v. 8a) yearning love Romans 1:11-12; 12:1-2; Galatians 4:19; Philippians 1:8; 2:25-26
C. He was well-pleased to SHARE the Gospel of God. (v. 8b) impart, bestow Luke 14:18-19; Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 10:15; 2 Timothy 4:2, 5; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Romans 15:16; Colossians 1:28; 1 Timothy 1:11
D. He not imparted the Gospel of God but his very own SOUL because of his love for them. (v. 8c) Acts 20:33-34; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Philippians 2:17; 1 John 3:16; 2 Timothy 4:6
E. He reminded them of the SACRIFICE of labor so that he would not be chargeable to them. (v. 9) wearisome labor, toil & travail Acts 18:1-3; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9; 1 Timothy 4:10; Nehemiah 5:15-18; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 12:13-14
