“knowing, brothers beloved by God, your election, for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full assurance; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.” - 1st Thessalonians 1:4-7 (LSB)

This week we started chapter 1 of the 1st Epistle to the Thessalonians. In this chapter Paul greats the church at Thessalonica in modern day Greece, and commends them for being models to all believers around in the area.

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