Sermons about 1 Thessalonians 5:1-13

Getting Ready For The Second Coming Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 19, 2003

based on 61 ratings

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We’re not to get caught up in date setting but instead are to be ready at all times to meet the Lord because He will come like a thief in the night. In the meantime, we’re to cultivate faith, love, and hope.

Getting Ready for the Second Coming [Drama: “Security Check”] I can’t imagine what that would be like when the Book of Life is opened and your name is nowhere to be found! The feelings of regret, loneliness, and outright alarm would be devastating. And that would be nothing like the eternal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

How To Behave In Church Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 19, 2003

based on 26 ratings

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We’re to respect other believers and strive to live in peace with everyone. We’re also called to communicate what people need to hear, remembering to be patient with everyone.

How to Behave in Church I enjoy collecting bulletin bloopers. I’ve shared some in the past and have recently come across some brand new ones: Attend church and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch. [I hope that’s not a reference to our potluck that follows the second ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Not

Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Jun 26, 2002

based on 6 ratings

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Bringing out the positive from the negative phrase, "Let us not"....which is found in several places within the Scriptures.

While preparing a sermon I was using my search feature in which I came across an interesting word group. A. The word group was: “let us not”. 1. I was too busy to do anything but notice this at the time, but later on I was able to get back to this word group to see, upon further ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fit To Fight

Contributed by Christopher Roberts on Dec 6, 2001

based on 124 ratings

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As Christians, we are constantly in a Spiritual battle against evil and Satan. We had better be prepared to go to war for the Truth of Jesus.

There is a story of a military officer stationed in Korea. She was in the Army 2nd infantry and the division she was in had an unofficial motto: “Fit to Fight.” She said that she was amused at how each unit twisted this motto to fit their duties. She said that the aviation battalion changed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9, Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Methodist

Never Say "Good Night"

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 25, 2002

based on 19 ratings

| 7,651 views

how God wants us to stay awake in this dark world

January 27, 2002 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Date Setting Is Wrong

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002

based on 45 ratings

| 5,042 views

Setting dates for Christ’s return.

Why Date Setting Is Wrong by Jerry Falwell A. INTRODUCTION 1. Many have been wrong. a. William Miller on October 22, 1844 waited with hundreds in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. b. Jehovah Witness predicted Christ returned in 1874, and was crowned as King in 1914. c. Edgar C. Whisenant ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

When Tragedy Strikes- God Answers

Contributed by Paul Newell on Sep 21, 2001

based on 107 ratings

| 7,990 views

A response sermon to the September 11th WOrld Trade Center attack based on Luke 13:1-5. It deals with both tragedy and terrorism.

To paraphrase a past President, Tuesday, September 11, 2001 will forever go down in history as a day of infamy. I remember watching as a child the funeral of John F. Kennedy. I remember as a young college student watching the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. The bombings of embassies, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Encourage One Another

Contributed by Jason Zahn on Sep 28, 2001

based on 39 ratings

| 9,766 views

As we see the Last Day approaching Christians prepare by encouraging one another.

This Sunday marks another change in the church year. For the next three weeks we focus our attention toward Jesus’ Second Coming. During these Sundays known as the season of "End Times" we consider the things our Lord has told us about his Second Coming. This morning the Apostle Paul talks to us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Edify One Another Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 11, 2001

based on 74 ratings

| 9,654 views

Many Christians are weary and worn by this life. Edifying ¡V building-up by Christian brothers is the only hope some of us have!

October 14, 2001 ¡Kand edify one another, even as also ye do. Out of ancient Greek history we find the king of Sparta boasting to a visiting monarch about the mighty walls of Sparta. The guest looked around, but he saw no walls. I¡¦d like to see those walls. Show them to me! The Spartan ruler ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Denomination: United Methodist

Mother’s Day - Little Foxes In Our Homes

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001

based on 474 ratings

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Little foxes are getting through the cracks & crevices of our homes, & they have been opening the way for its destruction. As a result, today's homes are often not what God intended them to be.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2016) TEXT: Song of Solomon 2:15 Today is known as Mother’s Day in the U.S., & for most of us it is a very special day. Telephone companies tell us that it is by far their busiest day of the year. It is a day ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Master Theif

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 23, 2001

based on 56 ratings

| 6,635 views

This sermon deals with being ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

The Master Thief 8/20/95 Psalm 24:1-10 Luke 12:35-48 Text 1 Thessalonians 5:1-12 What makes for a really good thief. A good thief has an eye for good merchandise. What would you think of a thief who’d break in and steal someone’s dirty laundry and smelly garbage bag?. A good thief has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Building Community - Encourage One Another Series

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001

based on 184 ratings

| 42,083 views

We need to encourage one another, because encouragement is a powerful tool to help one another persevere in faith.

Lately, we’ve been discussing what it means for the church to be a community, and how we can build and maintain a sense of community in the church. Why is this topic important? In our country, social bonds have been steadily eroding for the last forty years. People are less connected, less ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Work For The Night Is Coming Series

Contributed by Doug Warren on Jan 3, 2001

based on 383 ratings

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Because the "night is coming" we should be working the works of Jesus while we still can.

Intro: To get a picture of what Jesus may be saying in this verse, I picture a hard working farmer in days before modern farm machinery. He rose up early each day in order to be in the field before "first light" to take productive advantage of every minute of daylight in cultivating his crop for ...read more

Scripture: John 9:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:7-8, Romans 13:11-14, Luke 12:7

Denomination: Baptist

How To Behave In Church

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 8, 2001

based on 106 ratings

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The Scripture tells us how to behave toward our leaders and toward one another.

HOW TO BEHAVE IN CHURCH I Thessalonians 5:12-15 INTRO.- ILL.- A young mother went to her doctor for an appointment. She took her little five-year-old son with her and made no attempt to restrain him from ransacking an adjoining room. Finally, after hearing a bunch of bottles being rattled, she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ordination Charge To The Church

Contributed by Michael Cotie on Jan 28, 2001

based on 254 ratings

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Charge for responsibility of church to the ordainee.

Ordination Charge to the Church 1st Thessalonians 5:12 & 13 Intro: God has called certain men to the ministry. They have at least one of the ministry gifts. Today you have requested the ordination of one of these called men. Core: Just as Paul’s charge to the man of God is seen in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Denomination: Baptist

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