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Elders, Overseers, Bishops, Pastors, Deacons: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 2 Video 05.11.2022 ↓

Because God loves the church, he has provided a leadership made up of elders and deacons.

A Vision for Leading and Being Led: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 1 Video 03.11.2022 ↓

In a healthy church, the elders labor, exercise authority, and admonish the members, and the members respect and esteem the elders.

A Text for the Day the Doctor Says Cancer: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 3 Video 01.11.2022 ↓

First Thessalonians 5:6–11 is a gravestone text. It reminds believers that wrath is not their destiny, but unending life with Christ.

Drunk People Make Bad Soldiers: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 2 Video 29.10.2022 ↓

Drunk people make bad soldiers and sleepy people make poor watchmen. That is why we need to remain spiritually awake and sober.

Sons of the Day Stay Awake and Sober: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 1 Video 27.10.2022 ↓

Power for Christian obedience lies in being reminded of our new identity in God. Who we are grounds what we ought to do.

The Sons of Light Will Survive the End: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 3 Video 25.10.2022 ↓

What does it mean that saints are sons of light? It means that spiritual light shines in our loves, our wills, and our works.

What Is ‘the Day of the Lord’? 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 2 Video 22.10.2022 ↓

What is the day of the Lord? And how does this day relate to the arrival of the kingdom of God?

How Is the Day of the Lord Like a Thief? 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 1 Video 20.10.2022 ↓

What does Paul mean when he says that the last day “will come like a thief in the night”? And how do we remain ready?

Did Paul Expect to See the Second Coming? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Part 4 Video 18.10.2022 ↓

Whether we will be alive when Christ returns is not for us to know. Rather, we ought to focus on living faithfully in the present age.

Will There Be a Rapture? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Part 3 Video 15.10.2022 ↓

Does the Bible teach that believers still on earth will experience a rapture when Jesus returns?

When Will the Dead Be Raised? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Part 2 Video 13.10.2022 ↓

The dead in Christ are not going to miss out on the spectacular return of Jesus to earth. All the saints will participate in this event together.

What to Say to the Grieving: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Part 1 Video 11.10.2022 ↓

The promise of the resurrection doesn’t minimize grief, but it does provide a ballast so Christians can grieve with hope.

Should Christians Be Quiet Toward Outsiders? 1 Thessalonians 4:9–12, Part 2 Video 08.10.2022 ↓

What does it mean to “live quietly?” What does a life characterized by this kind of quietness sound like?

Was Paul’s Letter Needed or Not? 1 Thessalonians 4:9–12, Part 1 Video 06.10.2022 ↓

When Christians love one another, they show that they are not just taught, but God-taught. Our love shows God is on the move.

Sexual Immorality Is Against God and Man: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8, Part 5 Video 04.10.2022 ↓

Setting yourself against God’s command for sexual purity means you’re resisting his active, present working in your life.

The Sovereign Call to Sexual Purity: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8, Part 4 Video 01.10.2022 ↓

The command to pursue sexual purity is empowered by the promise that God sanctifies everyone he saves.

Should Sexual Purity Be Motivated by God’s Vengeance? 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8, Part 3 Video 29.09.2022 ↓

God gives husbands and wives the promise of divine vengeance as a motive to maintain holiness and honor in marriage.

Five Reasons for Marital Faithfulness: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8, Part 2 Video 27.09.2022 ↓

Treating your wife in holiness and honor demonstrates that you rightly value God, your wife, and your brother.

Take Your Wife in Holiness — Not a Brother’s: 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8, Part 1 Video 24.09.2022 ↓

Sexual purity is more a matter of knowing God than of following a prescribed list of dos and don’ts.

Apostle, Comforter, and Champion: 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2, Part 2 Video 22.09.2022 ↓

We all need comforters who commend us for our faithfulness and champions who challenge us to greater heights.

Can Christians Please God by Our Behavior? 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2, Part 1 Video 20.09.2022 ↓

Faith that rests in the righteous work of Christ produces a life of good fruit which pleases God.

Made Holy to Meet the Holy Ones: 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13, Part 5 Video 17.09.2022 ↓

How often do you dream about the return of Jesus? Does the hope of that day fuel your desire to be holy?

How Can We Be Found Blameless at the End? 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13, Part 4 Video 15.09.2022 ↓

Does the apostle Paul expect believers to be sinless in this life? What does it mean to be found blameless at the day of Christ?

Love Establishes Us in Holiness: 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13, Part 3 Video 13.09.2022 ↓

If God and his infinite worth are everything to you, then you are set free from the hindrances to love.

We Act God’s Miracle of Love: 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13, Part 2 Video 10.09.2022 ↓

Our ability to love others flows from God working the miracle of love in us.