I Thessalonians 4:9-12 - More and More

Last Week - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

“More and More...”

v1 Walking in Righteousness

v2 Pleasing God

v3 Sanctification

v4 Self-Control

v7 Holiness

v8 Power of the Holy Spirit

“…vital for believers who are undergoing opposition for their faith.” Dr. Thomas L. Constable

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

“More and More...”

v9 Brotherly Love

v10 Widespread

v11 Aspirations

v12 Reasons

v11 More and More Aspirations

and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

v12 More and More Reasons

So that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.

Applications?

Who are my “outsiders?”

In what ways does God want me to act differently towards them?

What does “walking properly” mean to me?

What are my aspirations?

How can I better express brotherly love?

Summary

What does God want more and more of?

Each of us! You and Me!

Eventually, one way or another, He is going to get all of us.

Which version of you do you want Him to end up with?

The only way to fail is to stop trying!

Keep up the good fight!

Never give up!