This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, Your Work Matters is from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 and was preached by Trinity Church pastor Greg Taylor.

In this text we learned that God's design for humanity is to work, and this even before the fall. God cares about our work, it matters to Him and Christians should be hard workers remembering we are to do our work as unto the Lord.

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, Prayer and Confidence In Difficult Times is from 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 and was preached by Trinity Church pastor Greg Taylor. 

In this text we learned that we must constantly seek the Lord to empower us, to protect us from evil opposition, and to allow the gospel to spread and to be effectual in the lives of the people who hear it, all the while remembering that God is faithful, he will do it—he must do it.

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, The Art of Spiritual Discernment from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 preached by Trinity Church member Ahshuwah Hawthorne. In this sermon we learned from the text what spiritual discernment is—the training within the community of the church to recognize and love truth rather than falsehood. We also learned the two primary reasons why spiritual discernment matters—it is because false teaching leads to false living, and true teaching leads to true living.

This morning we welcomed guest preacher Eric Bancroft, lead pastor of Grace Church in Miami. Pastor Eric preached on the subject of the church’s mission from Acts 14:1-23.

The church has been entrusted with the gospel and our primary goals must be to preach the gospel and make disciples. The church has always been viewed by the world as weird and even foolish. Despite this, the church must keep on mission and desire to see Christ proclaimed and glorified in and through us as we preach the gospel and make disciples.

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, A Day of Glory and Judgment from 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 and was preached by Pastor Cristian Boanca.

Has the thought of Jesus’ coming ever brought you fear? The people in this church were being told they’d missed the return of Christ which proved to be quite an affliction for these saints. So, Paul provides this church an urgent word of encouragement that Christ's return was still future and when he returns God will give them perfect justice and rest. But until then they must continue to live faithful to the Lord Jesus. Paul then makes a stark contrast between what Christ’s return will be for Christians—relief, versus unbelievers—judgment and eternal destruction. Paul closes this section of the letter by praying that God would help these new Christians to live worthy of their calling as Christians.

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, A Beautiful Benediction from 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28 and was preached by a Pastor Cristian Boanca.

In this text we see that God’s plan of peace is to make you holy and to bring into peace with your brothers and sisters in Christ. God is the source of our peace, and he uses holiness that comes through sanctification to make Christians more Christlike. Believers are to be connected to a local church, to pray for each other, and to be inclusive of the people in our churches. This is a small preview of the future we will all share for eternity when Christ returns and for which we patiently wait.

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon titled, A Church That Encourages Is A Church That Endures from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 and was preached by a guest preacher, Pastor Cody Cannon from Life Pointe Church.

In this text, Paul exhorted the church that meaningful participation in a local church is an essential means of endurance in the Christian life. We are not meant to live the Christian life solo, it requires the local church where we find and give encouragement, love, and care for each other. 

This morning we continued our series Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon preached by Pastor Thomas is titled “Hope For The Dead Holiness For The Living” and is from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11. In this text, we see Paul giving the Thessalonians hope for the dead, and hope for the living. There is a different way a believer deals with death versus the way an unbeliever deals with death. The believer has hope that is based in Jesus—his resurrection, and his future coming when we will all be united forever with Jesus and he will bring a better world into being. Paul goes on to exhort the Thessalonians to be ready for Christ’s return, he also reminds them that those who are in Christ need not fear the wrath that is coming on the Day of the Lord because Jesus has obtained your salvation. May you be encouraged by this glorious truth and may it motivate you to always live in such a way that you are ready for our Lord's return.

This week we continued our series, Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon preached by Pastor Thomas is titled “An Exhortation For Sanctification” and is from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. In this text, we see Paul exhorting the Thessalonians to grow in holiness and live in a way that is pleasing to God. What Paul was calling this church to is sanctification—the process by which a believer grows in their desire to please God and in Christlikeness. Paul gives these believers practical exhortation and encouragement to live sacred and self-controlled lives in peace and to have a love for the brethren.

This morning we had a guest preacher from Hinson Church, Pastor Neil Woollard to continues our series, Life Letters, an exposition of the two letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church. This sermon is titled “Like Eternity Is On The Line” and is from 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13. In this text, we see Paul’s great concern for the church while he is separated from them. This shows Paul’s primary concern for these new believers and what should be the primary concern for pastors and their church members is to see believers persevere in the faith. Another of Paul’s concerns is that affliction may have been so hard for this new church that they did not keep going in the faith. All of us in the church must care for one another and our faith because eternity is on the line. Let us have concern for each other so that we all finish the race of faith and together and behold the Lord Jesus.