We, like Paul, must unashamedly live by and proclaim God’s gospel (of His Son Jesus Christ) because this gospel alone is God’s saving power to everyone who believes.

Let’s follow Paul’s example of Christ-centered praise and prayer, of kingdom-minded passions, and of gospel priority in our relationships and responsibilities.

God’s good news is Jesus Christ. Our relationship to him determines our relationship to God, and it is he who defines and directs us.

Like it was for Paul, and for the saints in Rome to whom he writes, God’s good news through Jesus Christ must remain central to your identity and purpose.

What makes an exemplary church or distinguishes it as being worthy of imitation? Paul commends the Thessalonian church for being an example to all the saints.