Truth Encounter: The Rescue - Our Best Days Are Ahead (I Thessalonians)

If I were an unbelieving dad, one of my major reasons for rejecting Jesus Christ would be the tricks, hypocrisy, and impurity of so many who claim to proclaim Him. But before you conclude that all preachers are Elmer Gantries, you ought to investigate this 1st Century example of a missionary you can trust. If you’re a believing dad, then 1 Thessalonians 2 challenges you with a life vision—a goal you should set for yourself in raising each of your children as individuals and how you can reach it.

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word "Christian" or what is the first thing folks in your city or town think of when you mention your church? Businesses spend millions to get the right "label." What did the 1st Century Thessalonian believers do that caused their entire country to be buzzing about what happened to them?

For most of US history Christianity was the religion that dominated American life. However, there are all kinds of choices out there—Buddhism, Scientology, Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam. Does the Apostle Paul present another religious option or did his good news about Jesus offer something different and deeper? Listen and find out as we begin our study of 1Thessalanians one of Paul's earliest 1st Century letters.