THE BOOK OF

THESSALONIANS

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

1Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of theThessalonians in God the Father and the LordJesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 2We alwaysthank God for all of you, mentioning you in ourprayers. 3We continually remember before ourGod and Father your work produced by faith,your labor prompted by love, and your enduranceinspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1-104For we know, brothers loved by God, that hehas chosen you,5because our gospel came toyou not simply with words, but also withpower, with the Holy Spirit and with deepconviction. You know how we lived among youfor your sake. 6You became imitators of usand of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering,you welcomed the message with the joy givenby the Holy Spirit. 7And so you became amodel to all the believers in Macedonia andAchaia.

1 Thessalonians 1:1-108The Lord's message rang out from you notonly in Macedonia and Achaia--your faith inGod has become known everywhere. Thereforewe do not need to say anything about it, 9forthey themselves report what kind of receptionyou gave us. They tell how you turned to Godfrom idols to serve the living and true God,10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whomhe raised from the dead--Jesus, who rescuesus from the coming wrath.

Remaining

consistently on what you believe in

Severe suffering,

specifically brought about

by PERSECUTION (which is not a new thing)

To remain positive, just

F.L.I.P.

1 Thessalonians 1:3-6

3We continually remember before our God andFather your work produced by faith, your laborprompted by love, and your endurance inspiredby hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4For we know,brothers loved by God, that he has chosenyou,

1 Thessalonians 1:3-6

5because our gospel came to you not simplywith words, but also with power, with theHoly Spirit and with deep conviction. Youknow how we lived among you for your sake.6You became imitators of us and of the Lord;in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed themessage with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

FAITHFUL

LOVE Driven

IMITATOR of Christ and the Saints

POWERED by the Holy Spirit

CONCLUSION :

If you would remain positive, you will

become MODELS not only to the

believers but EVERYWHERE! – verse 7-8