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captivateThe Power of the Jesus Story

1 Thessalonians

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review

When Paul brought the gospel to Thessalonica

it had an initial impact on many in the city . . . .

1. They received the Gospel as the word of

God (1:13)

2. It was accompanied with displays of the HolySpirits power (1:5)

3. It was accompanied with conviction (1:5)

4. The Gospel was received with joy eventhough it was accompanied with suffering

(1:6)


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review

After the initial reception of the Gospel Paul

and Silas were discipling the new Jesusfollowers . . .

1. They were sharing their lives with them (1:8)

2. They were encouraging, comforting, andurging them to live in a way that was

pleasing to God (2:12)


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review

Paul and Silas had to leave abruptly because

of the persecution . . .

1. Paul refers to the departure as being torn

away from them (2:17)

2. Paul was very eager to find out how theywere and get back to them (2:17; 3:10)

3. Paul was concerned that they would have

abandoned the Gospel and Jesus becauseof their hostile surroundings (2:14; 3:5)


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review

Paul sends Timothy to see how they are doing

and brings back a favorable report . . .

1. The Thessalonians are strong in their faith

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this morning . . .

This morning we are going to discover what

gospel captivation looked like in the every-day lifeof these first century Jesus followers. We will

also consider how we can use what we discover

which actually creates a framework for evaluating

the impact of the gospel in our own lives.


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FAITH

LOVE

HOPE


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1 Thess 1:3

FAITH

LOVE

HOPE

constantly bearing

in mind your workof faith

and labor of love

and steadfastness

of hope in our Lord

Jesus Christ in the

presence of our

God and Father,


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1 Thess 1:3 1 Thess 1:9-10

FAITH

LOVE

HOPE

constantly bearing

in mind your workof faith

and labor of love

and steadfastness

of hope in our Lord

Jesus Christ in the

presence of our

God and Father,

turned to God

from idols to

serve a living and

true God,

and to wait for His

Son from heaven,

whom He raised

from the dead, thatis Jesus, who

rescues us from

the wrath to come.


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turn

Turning to God from idols to serve a living and

true God would characterize proselytes frompaganism to Judaism as much as converts to

Christianity: it is the words that follow, about

Jesus the Son of God, that impart a distinctively

Christian note to the formula.


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idols

Anything to which we assign a worth greater

than the worth we assign to God as a result ofbelieving it will meet our needs.


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idols

Colossians 3:5

Therefore consider the members of your earthly

body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion,

evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.


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idols

Interestingly, and in line with Jewish tradition,

covetousness is equated with idolatry. Thethought is that all idolatry involves some form of

covetousness. When humanity refuses to

acknowledge the various aspects of life as the

gifts of the Creator, it attempts to seize thesethings for itself and thereby elevates some

desired object to the center of life. In the

language of Romans 1:25, humanity ends up

worshiping and serving created things ratherthan the Creator.

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RomanceChildren


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Money

RomanceChildren


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Money

RomanceChildren

Career


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idols

idolatry is an attempt to satisfy our needs . . .

security, stability,

significance,

companionship, identity,value, purpose, meaning,

affirmation, control


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serve

1 John 4:19

We love, because He first loved us


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serve

To serve a living God means to present my

entire life to Him in order to fully participate inHis plan . . . morally and missionally.

1. Where do we invest our time?

2. Are we generous?

3. Have we yielded to Gods plan for living life?

4. Are we participating in the progress of the

Gospel, personally and as a faithcommunity?


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wait

The patience that comes from hope is an

expectant waiting.

Hope is not a wishful longing but an

unfulfilled certainty.


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The Advent (Parousia) of Christ in glory is not

treated in the early church simply as theconsummating event due to take place in the

indefinite end-time but as something to be

actively expected in the near future: it is

assumed rather than asserted in these earlyletters that Christians of that generation may

hope to witness it.

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wait

1. We are free from the temporal values and

practices of this world.

2. We feel the urgency to tell others about the

Jesus story.

3. We live our lives now as they will be lived whenhis kingdom is fully established.

4. We should be encouraged in times of difficulty

knowing that this life is not all there is.

5. We should be thankful and humbled that we will

not receive a guilty verdict when Jesus returns

to Judge the world because we have trusted in

Him to be our savior.


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sow what ?

When we embrace the Jesus story our lives

should be characterized by turning, serving,and waiting. Think about the implications of

this in your own life as you consider the

following . . .

1. Do I trust God to meet all of my needs

through my relationship with Jesus or do I

ultimately look to other things to get what

only He can give? Are there things in my life

right now that I have assigned more worththan God because I have looked to them for

these needs?


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sow what ?

2. Has my response to the Jesus story caused

me to be overwhelmed by Gods amazinglove for me which in turn makes me want to

serve Him? Can other people see that I am

actively serving a living God?

3. Do I give much thought to the return of

Jesus as a judge? Does this reality actually

impact my daily life? Which aspect of the

waiting did you feel most challenged by?

Spend time asking God to help you use turn/

serve/wait as a way to think about your

spiritual growth as a follower of Jesus.

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