Encouragement may be the most sought after commodity in our world. We live in a world full of critics. We live in a world full of hardship. We live in a world where failure often precedes victory. Often times the only difference between giving up and pressing on is a single word of encouragement. We need it! It is apparent our world is as starved for it as ever. Who better to give it than a Christian? But even in that, it is as important as ever that the encouragement we give be Godly encouragement. I invite you to study the book of 1 Thessalonians with us and learn how to be an encouraging Christian.
(11/14/10 – 5/8/11) The Encouraging Church at Thessalonica 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Remembering Why You Believe 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Remembering Why You Believe – pt. 2 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12 Opposition: And What it Says About You 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 Fellowship 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 An Encouraged Apostle 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10 The Strongest Encouragement 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 Practical Encouragement 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Practical Encouragement – pt. 2 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 The Importance of Hope 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Return of Christ: Anticipation or Anxiety? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Striving for Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13a Striving for Sanctification – pt. 2 1 Thessalonians 5:13b-15 Striving for Sanctification – pt. 3 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Striving for Sanctification – pt. 4 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 Achieving Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 Final Encouragement 1 Thessalonians 5:25-28
