The First Epistle To The Thessalonians - Executable Outlines

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II. MAKE THEM INCREASE AND ABOUND (12) A. THROUGH THE WORKING OF GOD.... 1. Our spiritual growth involves the working of God - cf. Ph 1:6 2. He works in conjunction with our own efforts - cf. Ph 2:12-13 -- So let us pray as though it depends upon God, but work as though it depends upon us! B. TO INCREASE AND ABOUND... 1. Our spiritual growth is to be never-ending, always increasing - cf. 2 Pe 1:5-8; 3:18 2. Our physical may grow old and slow down, but our inner man can be renewed every day! - cf. 2 Co 4:16 -- Like the sun rising to reach its zenith, so our spiritual growth should be marked by increasing and abundant progress! - cf. Pro 4:18 C. IN LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO ALL... 1. Especially increasing and abounding in love a. Something the Thessalonians already possessed - 1 Th 1:3 b. Something the Thessalonians didn’t really need to be told - 1 Th 4:9-10 c. Yet we can never say that we cannot grow more - cf. Ph 3:13-17 2. Love not just for one another, i.e., our brethren, but for all men! a. It is easy to love our brethren b. But it is loving our enemies that we become like God! - cf. Lk 6:32-35 -- It is certainly God’s desire for all His children to abound in love, and this should be the focus of many prayers - cf. Ph 1:9 [And finally, we note in “Paul’s Prayer For The Thessalonians” that the Lord might...] III.ESTABLISH THEIR HEARTS A. BLAMELESS IN HOLINESS... 1. To be blameless is very reason Jesus gave Himself for us - Ep 5:25-27 2. Without holiness, we will not see the Lord - He 12:14 -- While Jesus makes it possible through His blood, we must cooperate as well - cf. 2 Co 7:1 B. BEFORE GOD AT THE COMING OF JESUS... 1. Here is the “where” and “when” we must be blameless in holiness a. Where - before God at the Judgment! b. When - when Jesus comes with all His saints (lit., holy ones)! 2. Note the following about the Lord’s coming... a. This is the third time in three chapters that Paul refers to this event - cf. 1 Th 1:10; 2:19; 3:13 b. While “saints” (holy ones) could refer to angels (cf. Mt 25:31), it may also include the redeemed (cf. 1 Th 4:14) CONCLUSION Mark A. Copeland Sermons From First Thessalonians 32
1. From “Paul’s Prayer For The Thessalonians”, we have seen that it is appropriate... a. To seek God’s providential guidance when we desire to see our loved ones b. To pray for one another’s spiritual growth and the Lord’s blessing 2. If we desire to see each other... a. In this life from time to time b. Increasing and abounding in love c. Blameless in holiness in the presence of God at Christ’s coming Mark A. Copeland ...the “Paul’s Prayer For The Thessalonians” is the sort of prayer that we should diligently offer for one another! Sermons From First Thessalonians 33
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Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION Introduction To First
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Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION Their Election By God
Page 11 and 12: . As Jesus Himself said, “no one
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Page 15 and 16: V. THEIR ANTICIPATION OF JESUS (10)
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Page 19 and 20: INTRODUCTION The Effective Word Of
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Page 37 and 38: INTRODUCTION An Exhortation To Walk
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