This chapter provides us with several marks of a healthy church. It doesn’t provide an exhaustive list; Paul has lots to say in his other letters about what makes a…
As we conclude this passage today, I want to highlight the contrast between what Satan tries to do and what God successfully does. Don’t get me wrong: this passage does…
What I want to do today is highlight against the ongoing nature of the events between the first and second comings of Christ, leading ultimately to a final manifestation of…
Paul writes to the Thessalonian church to comfort them by reminding them of the visible nature of Christ’s return, and to highlight certain events that must occur before Jesus appears.…
The thrust of this passage is quite simply that we affirm that Jesus is coming. But first, before he comes, here a few things you need to know. The passage…
When the church faces such troubles, where should Christians focus their attention? How do you respond to trouble, whether it is trouble that others brings to you (some sort of…