Posts Tagged ‘Eternal Encouragement – 1&2 Thessalonians’

Do you ever feel like giving up? Do you ever feel discouraged and ready to throw in the towel? Do you ever feel the question, “Why even bother?” I think that most of us can feel that way at least some of the time, and some of us can feel that way most of the…

The Lord is faithful. The Apostle Paul tells us that straight out in verse 3. “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” “The Lord is faithful.” Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click”…

Paul wants the Thessalonians to be stable and steadfast. He wants them to stand upright and not fall down or back down in their Christian faith. “Stand firm.” That’s Paul’s encouragement to the Church of the Thessalonians, and I believe that we need to hear it for ourselves today. Lanse Free Church, stand firm. There…

Here’s a statement of truth to encourage your soul today: “God’s judgment is right.” Those words are found in verse 5, and the Apostle Paul and his friends Silas and Timothy want to encourage the hearts of their Thessalonian friends with that assertion–“God’s judgment is right.” What God decides is right and righteous. He always…

Do you want to know God’s will for your life? Careful how you answer that. Sometimes we say we want to know what God’s will is for us, but we really don’t. We only want to know God’s will for us if it’s also our will for us, right? Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 1…

Are you ready for the return of Jesus Christ? We have been talking a lot about the end times this year at Lanse Free Church. First, the prophecies of the King of Kingdoms in the Book of Daniel and now in these two letters to the Thessalonians.   Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15…

Who wants to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ? We’ve noticed so far in our study of these letters to the Thessalonians, that the Apostle Paul brings up the return of Jesus Christ an awful lot!   Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can…

There are some really encouraging words in this passage today, and Paul says that we are not just supposed to be encouraged by these words, but to encourage each other with these words.   Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and…

“Do this more and more.” Look with me at 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, verse 1. “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.” There is so much…

The sermon title for today is pulled straight out verse 20 of chapter 2 which says, “Indeed, you are our glory and joy.” Question: Who is the “you” in that sentence? Think before you answer. Who is the “you” in that sentence? Who do you think would be the “glory and joy” of the Apostle…

In God’s providence, this is a perfect passage for Mother’s Day. For one, because there’s a bit in there about moms. And how the Apostle Paul was like a Mom. That’s one to think about! But also because what Paul did in his Christian ministry gives Christian Moms a model for what they do as…

How many here could use some encouragement? Raise your hand. Yes, me, too. I think we all can. So here’s the title I’ve picked out for this two-book series, and I lifted it from 2 Thessalonians 2:16. It’s called: “Eternal Encouragement.” Doesn’t that sound good? Paul says in 2 Thessalonians 2:16 and 17, “May our Lord Jesus…