Let Us Be Alert

Let Us Be Alert
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

  • You Know Very Well – v1-2
  • People Who Are Ignorant – V3-5
  • Let Us Be Awake and Sober – v6-8
  • He Died For Us – v9-10
  • Encourage One Another – v11

Do Not Grieve Like the Rest

Do Not Grieve Like the Rest
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

  • Paul Encourages the Thessalonians – v13-15
  • Confidence Concerning Christ’s Return – v16-17
  • Encouraging One Another – v18

Separated From You

Separated From You
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

  • Separation and Longing
  • Paul’s Plan B
  • Plan B Bears Fruit
  • Paul Prays for the Thessalonians
  • Paul’s Prayers and Our Prayers

The Hard Road

The Hard Road
1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

  • Paul’s Hard Road – v1-12
  • The Thessalonians’ Hard Road – v13-16
  • Living out the Gospel: call and response

Another Healthy Church

Another Healthy Church
1 Thessalonians 1

  • Your Work of Faith
  • Your Labour of Love
  • Your Steadfastness of Hope
  • How These Grew
  • The Thessalonians and Us

Antioch: A Healthy, Growing Church (Acts 11-15)

Antioch: A Healthy, Growing Church
Acts 11:19-30

  • God at Work in the Church
  • The Church Proclaims the Gospel
  • The Church is Receptive to Good Teaching
  • The Church has a Large Vision
  • Antioch and HEBC

The Power of Partnerships

Philippians 4:10-23

  1. Paul and the Philippians
  2. God and Paul
  3. God and the Philippians
  4.  …and a few extras

Pursuing Peace

Philippians 4:2-9

How to Pursue Peace:

  1. Seek Harmony in the Church
  2. Rejoice in All Situations
  3. Learn to be Gentle
  4. Replace Worry with Prayer
  5. Control your Thought Life
  6. Follow Godly Examples

Come Together

Philippians 3:15-4:3

  • Come Together in a Common Perspective – 3:15-17
  • Come Together in a Common Goal – 3:18-4:1
  • Come Together in Unity – 4:2-3

Religion is Rubbish

Philippians 3:1-14

  • Watch out for those dogs!
  • Paul’s “Profit and Loss statement”
  • Why is religion rubbish?
  • Confidence in Knowing Christ
  • Pressing on with Confidence