History – 1 Thesalonians Chapter 1:1-3
Greetings
Grace
Gratitude
Full outline to follow…
Full outline to follow…
A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S MISSION (v1-23) a) An expedition (v1) b) An exposing (v2-8) c) An example (v9-13) d) An explanation (v14-23) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S GLOBAL MISSION (v24-30) a) The timing (v25) b) The times (v26-27) c) The coming times (v28-30) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S ULTIMATE MISSION (v31-37) a) A strange healing (v31-35) b)…
1) THE OFFERING! I am ready. I am poured out. I am going home. 2) THE EPITAPH! I have fought. I have run. I have kept. 3) THE CROWN! Everlasting Righteousness Everlasting Christlikeness Everlasting Blessedness
1. ITS HEAD! I will build MY Church 2. ITS HEART! Love – vertical & horizontal 3. ITS HOPE! Holy, blameless, above reproach, like Jesus
1) HOSTILITY! (v12-14, 19-24) A band of soldiers, a captain, a religious police force, Annas, Caiaphas – Jesus, bound and beaten 2) HUMANITY! (v15-18, 25-27) Peter following and failing 3) HYPOCRISY! (v28) White gloves covering dirty hands 4) HUMILITY! (Luke 22:61-62) “The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered….. and he went out…
What does it look like? What does it feel like? 1 Peter 1:3 “born again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” A new people of God, a new covenant, a new temple, a new kingdom of priests 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 specific areas of instruction 1 Peter 3:8-12…
1) THE CHARGE! (v12-13) “Love one another as I have loved you”: Personally, Humbly, Unreservedly, Sacrificially 2) THE CHALLENGE! (v14-15) “You are My friends if you do what I command you.” 3) THE CHOICE! (v16-17) “You did not choose Me but I chose you” for Fruitfulness, Prayerfulness, Tenderness
A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S MISSION (v1-23) a) An expedition (v1) b) An exposing (v2-8) c) An example (v9-13) d) An explanation (v14-23) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S GLOBAL MISSION (v24-30) a) The timing (v25) b) The times (v26-27) c) The coming times (v28-30) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S ULTIMATE MISSION (v31-37) a) A strange healing (v31-35) b)…
1) THE OFFERING! I am ready. I am poured out. I am going home. 2) THE EPITAPH! I have fought. I have run. I have kept. 3) THE CROWN! Everlasting Righteousness Everlasting Christlikeness Everlasting Blessedness
1. ITS HEAD! I will build MY Church 2. ITS HEART! Love – vertical & horizontal 3. ITS HOPE! Holy, blameless, above reproach, like Jesus
1) HOSTILITY! (v12-14, 19-24) A band of soldiers, a captain, a religious police force, Annas, Caiaphas – Jesus, bound and beaten 2) HUMANITY! (v15-18, 25-27) Peter following and failing 3) HYPOCRISY! (v28) White gloves covering dirty hands 4) HUMILITY! (Luke 22:61-62) “The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered….. and he went out…
What does it look like? What does it feel like? 1 Peter 1:3 “born again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” A new people of God, a new covenant, a new temple, a new kingdom of priests 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 specific areas of instruction 1 Peter 3:8-12…
1) THE CHARGE! (v12-13) “Love one another as I have loved you”: Personally, Humbly, Unreservedly, Sacrificially 2) THE CHALLENGE! (v14-15) “You are My friends if you do what I command you.” 3) THE CHOICE! (v16-17) “You did not choose Me but I chose you” for Fruitfulness, Prayerfulness, Tenderness
A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S MISSION (v1-23) a) An expedition (v1) b) An exposing (v2-8) c) An example (v9-13) d) An explanation (v14-23) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S GLOBAL MISSION (v24-30) a) The timing (v25) b) The times (v26-27) c) The coming times (v28-30) A GLIMPSE OF CHRIST’S ULTIMATE MISSION (v31-37) a) A strange healing (v31-35) b)…
1) THE OFFERING! I am ready. I am poured out. I am going home. 2) THE EPITAPH! I have fought. I have run. I have kept. 3) THE CROWN! Everlasting Righteousness Everlasting Christlikeness Everlasting Blessedness
1. ITS HEAD! I will build MY Church 2. ITS HEART! Love – vertical & horizontal 3. ITS HOPE! Holy, blameless, above reproach, like Jesus
1) HOSTILITY! (v12-14, 19-24) A band of soldiers, a captain, a religious police force, Annas, Caiaphas – Jesus, bound and beaten 2) HUMANITY! (v15-18, 25-27) Peter following and failing 3) HYPOCRISY! (v28) White gloves covering dirty hands 4) HUMILITY! (Luke 22:61-62) “The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered….. and he went out…
What does it look like? What does it feel like? 1 Peter 1:3 “born again to a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” A new people of God, a new covenant, a new temple, a new kingdom of priests 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 specific areas of instruction 1 Peter 3:8-12…
1) THE CHARGE! (v12-13) “Love one another as I have loved you”: Personally, Humbly, Unreservedly, Sacrificially 2) THE CHALLENGE! (v14-15) “You are My friends if you do what I command you.” 3) THE CHOICE! (v16-17) “You did not choose Me but I chose you” for Fruitfulness, Prayerfulness, Tenderness