The apostle Paul didn’t have the technology we have, but he was nevertheless able, with 100% accuracy, to project what you would ‘look’ like at the coming of Jesus Christ. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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You are not called to start or settle in a commune, but you are to have a strong sense of community. Christians are connected with one another and are expected to experience those connections in community with other Christians in a local church. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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I don’t know if the apostle Paul was a morning person or not… But in our text he argued that all Christians are morning people with regards to Bible prophecy. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The saints in Thessalonica lived in the daily anticipation of the rapture. They believed it was imminent – and by “imminent” I mean that it could happen at any moment.Then something happened they had not considered. A fellow believer died. Then another. Then some others. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Paul had taught the church in Thessalonica about the imminent coming of Jesus to rapture the church from earth to Heaven. By “imminent” we mean any-moment. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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I think it is fundamental that we decide once-and-for-all that the Christian life is a higher, better, life. We too often long for the lower-living we did in the world or that the world offers. God has something better for you. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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In our text, in First Thessalonians, the apostle Paul was anxiously awaiting a report from Timothy regarding the spiritual state of the church there Thessalonica. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle Paul, who tells us to be anxious for nothing, had a moment of high anxiety over the situation in Thessalonica. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Our text would be a great monologue to describe the Tribulation Zone. Paul used several words to describe what you can expect as a Christian in this world. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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When Paul uses the illustration of the parent – whether the mother or the father – it is not to command authority over them or demand respect from them. It is the qualities of being a mother or a father that he applies to his ministry among believers. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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In our text, in verse four, Paul describes the Gospel as something that had been “entrusted” to he and his companions. From the particular word he chose, his readers would have understood that he was comparing himself to a steward – the chief servant in a great household. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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The apostle Paul described the church of the Thessalonians in the last portion of chapter one. He said they were an “example” to other churches. This is how we should want to be described. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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If you are saved, it’s because you were chosen by God before the foundations of the earth. The sovereign God of creation foreknew you and He predestined you.All Christians believe what I just said. You have to believe it because it is what the Bible unequivocally teaches.Having said that, it must be admitted that there is wide disagreement on exactly how you were chosen and what God foreknew and when you were predestined. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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Every chapter in Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians ends with a reminder that the Lord is coming. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
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