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- S2 Ep395: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 395 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min - S2 Ep394: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 394 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min - S2: 1 Thessalonians | Teaching Class | Chapter 4vv13-5v11 | "What Happens to Dead Christians"Intro
"The Second Advent: Death is not the end" | Douglas Jacoby: https://youtu.be/1vegPVTFGCA
1. Questions about the second coming
i. The Sleepers- The sleepers are safe
- You will be with them/them with you
- God is powerful and trustworthy
- These facts can be an encouragement
ii. The Times and Dates- Date not known
- Inexorable
2. Responses to the gift of eternal life- You are in the light - live that way
- Live a life of faith, love, hope
- Confidence in salvation
- Live together with Jesus - now and eternally
- These facts can be an encouragement
Conc - Reflect on vv9-10
He died so we have life eternal - now and for ever
Jesus is the key - 4:14, 16; 5:9-10- Question: Are you afraid of death? Are you afraid of the judgment? Does it bother you that you do not know when Jesus is coming back?
- Question: How can you allow these truths to inspire you and build open another up?
- Question: What does it mean to you to ‘put on’ faith, love and hope?
- For more information read: “What’s the truth about heaven and hell?”: https://amzn.eu/fZgPEsm
Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/).
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“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm15 min - S2 Ep393: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 393 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min - S2 Ep392: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 392 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min - S2: "Delighting in one another" | 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 | Malcolm CoxA sermon for the Watford church of Christ
Delighting in one another : Who or what do we delight in?
Let’s see what we can learn from this passage…..
'...distress (anankē) being basically ‘the choking, pressing care’, and persecution (thlipsis) ‘the crushing trouble’ (Lightfoot).' Tyndale
As if his life has been on hold until this news arrived. In a time without rapid communication it must have been hard to be in the dark for so long.
‘night and day’: He works night and day 1 Thessalonians 2:9 and he prays night and day.
'...one gets the impression of a man struggling to put into words a feeling too deep for words.' Tyndale
‘come to you’: His heart is to be with them. He wants relationship, not just communication. Email and other messaging can never substitute for presence. Let us never be content with virtual presence. Timothy's visit has encouraged him, but it has not satiated his desire to be with them in person.
Faith, love - connection with holiness
QUESTION: What are some of the reasons we can and should delight in one another?
How delight in one another?
1. Speak of faith and love
We need faith and love - help each other with this
Faith - 5 mentions in chapter
'joy in the presence' - a powerful picture. Paul holds the Thessalonians in God's presence. Perhaps in memory, or prayer. Tells us something of Paul's relationship with God.
2. Pray for one another
Paul’s prayers make a difference
“May God - framed in God
Note:
'you' - plural 17 times in this section
‘we’, ‘us’ - 10
‘our - 3.
Conclusion
Jesus died for his friends, Jn 15:13 - people he delights in
Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.
Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/).
Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.
“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm29 min - S2 Ep391: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 391 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min - S2: 1 Thessalonians | Teaching Class | Chapter 4vv1-12 | "Two Essentials for Pleasing God"No complacency, room for growth
Focus on purity and love
1. Purity
- Immorality was as part of the culture then as now. Expected, allowed. “Continence was regarded as an unreasonable demand on a man. Leon Morris, NICOTNT
- "Pagan temples regularly doubled as brothels, and sexual practices of all sorts were at least tolerated if not actively encouraged within the society as a whole." Wright, Everyone
- “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:18–20 NIV11)
- Self-control - about habits, not instances
- ‘a holy life’ - it is possible. Reassuring! We breath ‘holy air’.
2. Love
- God-taught: ““This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Jer 31.33-34
- Beyond local church
- urge - more and more - increase and overflow (3:12)
- work - expecting second coming? Evangelism is more important?!
Conclusion
- Purity and love marked Christians out i those times. Same today?
- Question: What makes it clear we are Christians to other people even if we do not tell them?
- Question: What helps your purity? Do your friends know?
- Question: What inspires you to love others such that you are a blessing to them, not a burden?
Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.
Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[www.malcolmcox.org](http://www.malcolmcox.org/).
Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.
“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm16 min - S2 Ep294: Tuesday Teaching Tips | Episode 294 | “How to speak to all generations - Part 1” | Malcolm Cox
- God’s message is for all generations
- ““‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17 NIV11)
- I find it easier to connect with some generations, but harder with others. This is part of the reason I am off to a conference in Oklahoma next week. https://www.teleiosconference.com/
- The 2023 conference theme will be “Gen Z: The Ongoing Conversation.” We have gathered thought leaders from different disciplines and different faith traditions to approach this discussion from many lenses, including cultural intelligence, current sociological research, family studies, adolescent development, psychology, youth ministry, and spirituality studies. Our hope is to engage thought leaders, scholars, church leaders, and youth and family ministers as we learn together how to better include and empower Gen Z in our faith communities.
- “Generation Z, colloquially known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years. Most members of Generation Z are children of Generation X.” Wikipedia
- 2 goals
- 1. Adapt my speaking
- 2. Help other people adapt their speaking
Paul was good at connecting with younger people, as well as older.
“Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”” (Acts 20:9–10 NIV11)
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12 NIV11)
“When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.” (Acts 20:36–38 NIV11)
When I attend the conference I want to go asking the right questions. What are those questions? Could be:- What aspects of speaking are universal to all generations?
- What aspects of speaking are unique to different generations?
- How can old people like me connect with Gen Z?
Conclusion
What questions would you suggest I ask?
Why not sign up for the Old Testament Survey module: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-testament-survey-aim-uk-ireland-tickets-531954449077 More information about AIM can be found here: https://www.aimukandireland.com. Send me an email expressing interest if you cannot find what you need on the site.
Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.
Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].
If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.
Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.
Keep calm and carry on teaching.
God bless, Malcolm10 min - God’s message is for all generations
- S2 Ep390: QUIET TIME COACHING EPISODE 390 | 1 THESSALONIANS | MALCOLM COXYou have found a daily devotional podcast on 1 Thessalonians. These recordings accompany the teaching and preaching series for the Thames Valley and Watford churches of Christ.
The brief devotionals are aimed at encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God” 1 Thessalonians 2:12
“We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV11
More notes, lessons and resources can be found here:
www.malcolmcox.org
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:28 NIV11)
God bless, Malcolm6 min
About Malcolm Cox
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Malcolm Cox. Enjoying communicating the depth & relevance of the Bible to life today. Author of 'An Elephant's Swimming Pool' about John's gospel. For theology and spirituality see:
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