Helping Believers Grow

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Helping Believers Grow

Lesson 2

October 14, 2020 • Pastor Chad Thompson

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Paul's heart was for the believers at Thessalonica. He had established the church, and he wanted to see the believers growing in their faith and walk with God. In chapter 2:1-12 we see three pictures of Paul that show how Paul was invested in seeing these believers grow. We see him act as a faithful steward, a loving mother, and a concerned father.

Motivating Correction

February 3, 2021 • Pastor Chad Thompson

The young church in Thessalonica had a problem with some of her members loafing and not working. It wasn't a matter of not being able to work; it was a matter of not being willing to work. Paul expected the church to come together in solving this problem. To assist them in the task, he gives four motives to encourage the careless believers to turn from their sin and start earning their own wage.

Responsibilities With God's Truth

January 27, 2021 • Pastor Chad Thompson

Paul contrasts Satan’s big lie with God’s truth and teaches us about four responsibilities we have toward the Truth of God’s Word: believe it, guard it, live it, and share it.

Not Yet

January 13, 2021 • Pastor Chad Thompson

Someone posing to be Paul, had written a letter to the believers in Thessalonica stating that the Tribulation had already started. The believers were instantly shaken in faith and became troubled in spirit. To calm their hearts and shaken faith, Paul explained that they were not in the Day of the Lord. The reason was simple: that Day could not arrive until certain other events had taken place. There were sure and clear signs that the Tribulation was not taking place. Paul in essence gives them logic so they can draw a logical conclusion: Event "A" must precede event "B," since event "A" has not yet occurred, then event "B" (in this case the Tribulation) could not be occurring.