1 Thessalonians 4

Walk and Please God...

1. In Our Sanctification (1-8)

2. In Our Love (9-12)

3. In Our Grief (13-18)

1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:15

Persevere in the faith with your church.

1. Grow together(2:17-3:5)
2. Encourage together (3:6-10)
3. Disciple together (3:11-13)

John 21

 Jesus provides for God’s mission by restoring and commissioning those who follow Him. 

• Provision (John 21:1-14)
• Restoration (John 21:15-19)
• Commission (John 21:20-25)

John 20

Belief in the resurrection, as revealed in Scripture, empowers the church and gives life in Jesus’ name. 

Belief in the resurrection 

• As Revealed in Scripture (1-18)
• Empowers the Church (19-23)
• Gives life in Jesus’ Name (24-31)

John 19

 The Death of the Author of Life

 The cross reveals Jesus’ authority, the fulfillment of Scripture, and the preparation for His people.

• The Authority
• The Fulfillment
• The Preparation

John 18

The foolishness of fear leads us to fight, to deny God, and to scoff at the truth. 

• Fighting (John 18:1-11)
• Denying (John 18:12-27) 
• Scoffing (John 18:28-40)

John 17

Beholding God’s glory is what keeps us knowing God and making Him known.

• Beholding God’s Glory (John 17:1-5)
• Keeping us Knowing (John 17:6-19)
• Making Him Known (John 17:20-26)

John 16:16-33
Lasting joy with the Father came through Jesus overcoming the world.
Lasting joy with the Father - John 16:16-24 & 26-28
Jesus overcoming the world - John 16:25-33

1 Thessalonians 2

We are givers and receivers of the gospel.

1. … by our Lives (1-12)
2. … by God’s Word (13-16)

1 Thessalonians 1

Remember who we are… we are chosen witnesses to the watching world.

1. Remember who we are…
2. We are chosen
3. Witnesses to the watching world