“THE CHRISTIAN’S LABOR” – 1 OF 6
1 THESSALONIANS 5:12-13
1. The COMING Day of the LORD. (5:1-3)
2. The CHILDREN of the Light. (5:4-8)
3. A COMFORTING Legacy. (5:9-11)
4. The CHRISTIAN’S Labor. (5:12-24)
I. First Triplet of EXHORTATION. (vv. 12-13)
a. Know the ones that labor among you and submit to their LEADERSHIP. (v. 12) And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the LORD, and admonish you Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:1-2; John 4:38; Acts 20:35; 1 Corinthians 3:9-10; 15:10; 16:16; 2 Corinthians 5:9; 6:1; 11:23; Galatians 4:11-13; Philippians 2:16-17, 29; Colossians 1:25-29; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; 2 Timothy 2:6; Hebrews 13:7
b. Regard them highly in LOVE for their work’s sake. (v. 13a) And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake Numbers 31:47; Proverbs 5:13; Acts 20:28-31; Romans 12:6-8; 16:12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 9:7-11; 12:28; Galatians 6:6; Colossians 1:28; 3:16; 1 Timothy 5:1, 20; Titus 1:5, 13; 2:15; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:2-3
c. LIVE at peace with one another. (v. 13b) And be at peace among yourselves Genesis 45:24; Psalm 133:1; Mark 9:50; Luke 17:3-4; John 13:34-35; 15:17; Romans 12:18; 14:17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 3:11; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:3; Philippians 2:14; Colossians 3:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:22; Hebrews 12:14; James 3:18
