Who do you belong to? You belong to God. You don’t get any bigger than that. He created you. He died for you. He saved you. You belong to Him. Imagine your worth.

The everyday life of an everyday disciple is praying for laborers, going & telling, speaking the Good News & rejoicing that their name is written in heaven…

My prayer is: Let's journey together. May we all come together to be strong & sturdy, solid & secure & faithful to the end. Together, may we be as strong as we can be—like a Rock—and walk out these doors to share with others!

1 Thessalonians 4:1 "Finally, brothers, we instructed you how-to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you—and urge (ENCOURAGE) you in the Lord Jesus to do this more & more.

The truth about trouble is that you can overcome most of life's challenges simply by choosing to outlast them. What you need is a steadfast spirit. In 1 Thessalonians 3, Paul shows us how.

In 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul talked about the spirit of community that existed in the church. It's the same kind of community that each of us should seek to be a part of.

From 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 ... If you want to be a faithful witness, the first message people need to hear & see is that the love of Jesus in us before they will hear the word of God from us.

A Christian is someone, who having been called & chosen by God, responds to the gospel—and is saved.

1 Thessalonians is a short letter that gives us practical guidance on how to live straight in a crooked world.

“It’s always too soon to quit.” That’s a good motto for us as we wrap up our study of Habakkuk.