RCF Podcast

Merlin Miller preaches his final message before his sabbatical called Every Good Gift, taken from James 1:17.

Having security in our Spiritual life gives us confidence to be able to live effectively and be able to impact other people through encouragement. Our security lies in the hope of our Creator God's Promises from His Word and living out those promises by the aid of the Holy Spirit.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 13th message titled Concluding Exhortations taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:15-22. At the conclusion of his letter Paul gives a rapid-fire list of exhortations. These are, in many ways, given to flesh out what it means to be awake and sober, ready for the return of Christ.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 12th message titled Concluding Exhortations taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14. At the conclusion of his letter Paul gives a rapid-fire list of exhortations. These are, in many ways, given to flesh out what it means to be awake and sober, ready for the return of Christ.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 11th message titled Ready: Built Up taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11. Paul wraps up his focus on the return of Christ, tying together the 2 previous themes of understanding the hope we have in Christ Jesus and our position as we awaits his return. His desire is to see the church encouraged and built up, doing the Master’s will with an eye to the sky for His return.

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Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 10th message titled Ready: Awake and Sober taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8. Paul continues to focus on the return of Christ, this time his imagery of waking and sleeping is about our readiness for that return.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 9th message titled Ready: Understanding Hope taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Now Paul turns his attention to making sure that these believers are ready for the return of Jesus Christ, beginning with solidifying their understanding the hope we have in Christ’s return.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 8th message titled Loving taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12. Paul continues to flesh out his earlier prayer by now focusing on the love he wanted these believers to have - not just for each other but ultimately for those who do not yet follow Jesus.

Merlin Miller continues the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 7th message titled Sanctified taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. If the theme from the prior text was Paul’s desire to see the believers in Thessalonica established in their faith, the theme in this text is his desire to see them sanctified. Paul exhorted them to live holy lives, especially in regards to sexual relations.

Merlin Miller returns to the study of 1 Thessalonians with this 6th message titled Established taken from 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13. Paul returns to the reason for his writing - to make sure of & acknowledge that these new Thessalonians believers were established in the faith. This text also serves as a transition from the opening remarks to the rest of the letter.