1 Thes.5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. If anyone is paying attention you would have to say the Lord has been calling His church to prayer. Apparently, whenever the Lord wants to do something fresh in this world …
1 Thes.1:4-6 – knowing, brothers and sisters, beloved by God, His choice of you; for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes. …
1 Thes.1: 8-10 – For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place the news of your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything. For they themselves report about us as to the kind of …
1 Thes.5:4-7 – But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. …
1 Thes.1:8,9 – The message of the Lord has sounded out from you not only in Greece, but its echo has been heard in every place where people are hearing about your strong faith. We don’t need to brag on you, for everyone tells the story of the kind of welcome you showed us when …
1 Thes.1:2,3 – We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, Today’s verse captured me recently when …
1 Thes.1:2,3 – We are grateful to God for your lives and we always pray for you. For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love motivates you to serve others, and how unrelenting is your hope-filled patience in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians is …
1 Thes.1:1 – From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We send our greetings to you, the congregation of believers in Thessalonica, which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God’s delightful grace and peace rest upon you. Paul often began his letters with a reference to God’s grace. In the Passion Translation …
1 Thes.5:19 – KJV – Quench not the Spirit. How many times have you heard we have to “slow the spread” and “flatten the curve”? I think most of us have our bellies filled with being lectured to and being treated like children. Now that I got that out let me share what’s on my …
1 Thes. 5:19 – Do not quench the Spirit. This verse is a very important verse in today’s church. It has become too common and too easy to stamp out the gifts of the Spirit in public worship. The common position many churches have taken is that they believe in the gifts (in theory) but …
