In this message, Pastor Braden teaches from 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 - specifically focusing on verses 16-18 and 22. In this text, God DIRECTLY tells us some aspects of his will for our personal lives. If we want to please him as believers, these are things we need to give ourselves to!

This message is from "Throwback Sunday 2025". In it, Pastor Braden takes us on a look back over the history of our church (which began in 1896), giving a word about how God has been faithful all the way along and where we are aiming for the future!

In this message, Pastor Braden takes us back through 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11. The key verse here is 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - "I do not want you to be uninformed about those who have fallen asleep". To that end, we explore what the Bible says about death and the afterlife. It's pretty black and white!

Remember the context of 1-2 Thessalonians - we are called to live in a way that is pleasing to God while we wait for Jesus' Second Coming. This is not a life of drudgery, but in fact the way we can make the most out of live!

In this message, Pastor Braden teaches through 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8. For context, the early part of 1 Thessalonians 4 is all about living in a way that pleases God. To that end, this particular text talks about sexual immorality. God cares deeply about how we operate in this area, so he lays out all kinds of truth for us - so that we can please him and make the most of the lives we've been given.

As believers, we ought to have a mentality of "I want to live in a way that pleases God". And, as Pastor Braden shows in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3, one way we can do this is by our sanctification (growing in holiness). This is a lifetime of growth and change, with the goal of becoming more like Jesus.

In this message, Pastor Braden teaches from 1 Thessalonians 2:1-3:10. This lengthy section of text contains a principle that is central to the Christian walk - discipleship. This text in 1 Thessalonians 2 and 3 shows us a heart for coming alongside other people, and what our role is when it comes to discipling others.

In this message, Kevin Weare brings a word about heroes. We explore Jesus, the ultimate hero, first and foremost, but also dive into what God calls each of us to be in our daily lives.

We have covered the first theme found in 1-2 Thessalonians (Jesus' Second Coming), and we now move to covering the second: living in a manner worthy of God. In other words, it matters how we live!

In this message, we continue our "detour" from the books of 1 and 2 Thessalonians to cover off more teaching on the end times. Building off last week's teaching about the rapture, Pastor Braden teaches here on several other aspects of the end times the Bible tells us are coming - namely, tribulation, Jesus' return, the millennium, the defeat of Satan, final judgment, and the new heavens/new earth.