Steadfastness and the Second Coming
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
“A Coming LORD”
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
I. A CONCERNED Apostle. (vv. 1-5)
II. A COMFORTING Report. (vv. 6-10)
III. A COMING LORD. (vv. 11-13) 1 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; Zechariah 14:5; Jude 14
1. The PERSONS Addressed in the Prayer. (v. 11a) Colossians 1:2; Isaiah 63:16; 2 Corinthians 6:18; 1 John 3:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:16
2. The PETITIONS Requested in the Prayer. (vv. 11b-13a) 2 Corinthians 9:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10; Philippians 1:9; Romans 14:4; 16:25; Jude 24; Genesis 17:1; Matthew 5:48; Luke 1:74-75; 2 Corinthians 7:1;
a. To make a STRAIGHT path for them . (v. 11b) Ezra 8:21-23; Proverbs 3:5-6
b. To increase in SELFLESS / SACRIFICIAL love one for another (v. 12) 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Romans 13:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Galatians 5:6, 13-14; 1 John 3:11-18; 4:7-16
c. To STRENGTHEN their hearts. (v. 13a) 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17; 1 Peter 5:10; Colossians 1:22
d. To SANCTIFY them. (v. 13b) Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16
3. The PRESENCE (PAROUSIA) of the LORD in the Prayer. (v. 13c) 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 4:14-15; 5:23; Deuteronomy 33:2; 1 John 2:28; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:14
