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  • Ken McKinley avatar

    A True Work Of God Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 10, 2010
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    The first in a short series on 1st Thessalonians. This introductory sermon gives some background into the purpose of the epistle and talks about the true work of God in the Thessalonian Christians lives.

    A True Work of God Text: 1st Thessalonians 1:1 – 10 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Well, in case you couldn’t tell, we are going to be going through the book of 1st Thessalonians in our evening services. This is an interesting book. It talks of God’s truth, it teaches on morality, faith, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Word Of Commendation: Changed Lives Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Jan 13, 2010
     | 6,343 views

    Changed Lives (the mark of faithful disciples) spur thanksgiving because they confirm God’s election (and our faith).

    Christianity is about the power of the gospel to change lives. The death and resurrection of Christ are the keys to the gospel message and the keys to unleashing the power of God in our lives. Jesus died to deliver us from our sins and introduce us to a new life of holiness. We have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Church That Moves Ahead Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 20, 2011
     | 7,374 views

    Tjo show how the Thessalonian Christians exhibited qualities of an encouraging church, emphasizing the need to be aggressively moving ahead in the building of the Kingdom.

    I Thessalonians 1 Introduction: I want to begin with 3 stories this morning that each make the same basic point… Story 1- In his book, Masterplanning, Bob Biehl visits behind the scenes at an Arizona circus with a man who trains animals for movies. He’s curious how a 10-ton ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Encouraged To Encourage

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 22, 2013
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     | 47,999 views

    God encourages us so that we could encourage one another

    Encouraged to Encourage 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The story seems so modern. A man who seems to be in a rut in his job gets a call from his boss about a terrific new opportunity overseas. Things had not been going so well where he was. Everything he tried to do was a dead end. So this opportunity was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr. Phillip Paschal avatar

    The World Is Watching You

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jun 30, 2015
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     | 12,466 views

    LIVING LIFE FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

    THE WORLD IS WATCHING YOU 1 THESS. 1:3 I. INTRODUCTION. THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE ON US, THEREFORE, WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE NOT ONLY SAY THE RIGHT THINGS, BUT DO THE RIGHT THINGS. IN TIMES LIKES THESE IT IS PIVOTAL THAT WE WALK LIKE JESUS AND TALK LIKE JESUS. YES, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE EYES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Model By Example

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,112 views

    1 Thessalonians 1

    MODEL BY EXAMPLE (1 THESSALONIANS 1) Seeing her two sons fighting over the last piece of pizza the mother said, “You boys should be acting more like Jesus, if He were here He would give His brother the last piece” The older brother looked at his younger sibling and said, ““Marty, you be ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “giving Thanks For Our Journey Together” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 24, 2014
     | 10,648 views

    There are three virtues in which we all need to seek to be growing.

    Paul was thankful for the Thessalonian church. He mentions three things about them that he was thankful for: 1) their work of faith; 2) their labor of love; and 3) their endurance of hope. It has been pointed out that this is the same means by which Jesus evaluated the church in Ephesus in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Need To Commend Ourselves More Often.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Oct 20, 2014
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    Do we deserve God's commendation for our services to him. Well based on Paul's converts at Thessalonica, I would say we do, because we love to serve the Lord in an age where it is unpopular and irrelevant, and to think of others before our ourselves.

    This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 19th October 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: Do we deserve God's commendation for our services to him. Well based on Paul's converts at Thessalonica, I would ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Encouragement 101 Series

    Contributed by Michael Monica on Sep 2, 2019
     | 3,155 views

    We all need encouragement

    Paul described his work among the Thessalonians as, "encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God" (2:12). While ministry can be rewarding, there are without a doubt times when Paul and his brothers and sisters in ministry also needed encouragement (3:6-7). For ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Busy Waiting

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 5, 2020
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     | 2,984 views

    Gossip the gospel.

    BUSY WAITING. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - “The church of the Thessalonians” came into being as a result of Paul’s second missionary journey. After Paul’s vision (Acts 16:9) Paul, Silas and Timothy were joined by Luke and crossed the Aegean Sea into Europe (Acts 16:10-12). After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    Being Busy For The Lord

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 13, 2020
     | 5,280 views

    Here are some examples of how I've grown spiritually

    Being busy for the Lord An 80 year old lady called the police station on her cell phone and requested assistance. It seems someone had broken into her car when she was in the mall and totally destroyed the interior. They had ripped out both the steering wheel and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Allan Quak avatar

    Are We Worth Imitating? Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Sep 20, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,358 views

    Paul’s thanksgiving of the kingdom life and witness of the Thessalonians is a reminder that our calling is to be worthy of imitation, and people who model, what it means to strong and ready to stand out in this world.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/strong-and-ready/ Message 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Are We Worth Imitating? The broad perspective we are working with as we make our way through 1 Thessalonians is to keep answering the question How can we be strong and ready to stand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Burdette avatar

    Caesar Or God? Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jul 29, 2015
     | 4,986 views

    Leadership, Connection, Priorities

    FOLLOW THE LEADER – Caesar or God? 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (pg. 824) August 2, 2015 Introduction: Let me tell you that King Herod was not a very nice man, and about as ungodly and ruthless leader as this world has ever known. He murdered his own family and many Rabbis. He was both ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson 2: Thanksgiving For Their Faith, Hope, And Love Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 21, 2018
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     | 7,294 views

    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 prompted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    The Church That Makes An Impact Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 16, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,243 views

    Churches make an impact for the gospel when the testimony of their lips is backed up by the testimony of their lives.

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist