Sermons

Preaching at Thessalonica
Acts 17:1-4 Paul and Silas preach to the Thessalonians
1 Thess 1:2-5 Paul recounts how they brought the gospel to the Thessalonians
1 Thess 1:6-10 Word of the success of the Thessalonian mission was reaching out and helping others
1 Thess 2:1-5 We must be ready to speak the truth despite the conflict that being a missionary entails.
Acts 17:5 Persecution came to the missionaries and was more than just brow beatings
1 Thess 2:6-12 Paul and Silas’s behavior during conflict and while preaching was also a witness of Christ
1 Thess 2:13-16 Even the converted Thessalonians suffered the persecution
Acts 17:6-9 Jason was an example of a convert being persecuted
1 Thess 2:17-20 The missionaries rejoice in the harvest they helped bring to the Lord
1 Thess 5:14-18 Paul reminds the converts of their own missionary work before them