Reality isn’t what most of us expected it to be. As each year goes by, our anxiety and despair drive us to long for the coming of Christ and the end of the world. But are we putting our hope in the right place? Are we being lulled and intoxicated like the rest of the world?

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

The North star for our generation is to keep showing that we’re growing! This embedded growth obligation has led us to assume that grief cannot coexist with belief. But what do we do when grief knocks on our door? What happens when a plague halts all our progress? We can grieve without hope through the practice of ignorance and illusion or we can grieve with hope by embracing the death and resurrection of Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Why are we in such outrage and how do we get out of it? The Apostle Paul gives us a way forward.

Our generation has a fragmented view of the flesh and freedom. As a result, unbelievers see the commands of God as oppressive and repressive. Conversely, many believers see these commands as desirable yet impossible.

We are not without hope. Through the blood of Christ and the discipline of the body, we can experience true freedom apart from the flesh.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 CSB

Satan is a tempter, accuser, and deceiver.

1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:5

Our digital world normalizes rebellion against God and incentivizes retaliation against man.

This is why we need to take a step back from it all.

1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 CSB

In a world full of fakers and movers, we desperately need spiritual fathers and mothers.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 CSB

In this message, we examine the 4 idols we must crucify on the cross of Christ.

Preached at Passion Creek Church

Series: The Cruciform Life

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10

In this message, we examine what it means to have: a work produced by faith, a labor motivated by love, and an endurance inspired by hope in Jesus Christ.

Preached at Passion Creek Church

Series: The Cruciform Life

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7