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Overview
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Thessalonians
A. Introduction
[OR]
Greeting (1Th 1:1)
I.) The model church, and the three tenses of the Christian life [OR] Greeting [OR] Thanksgiving for These Believers [OR] Salutation [OR] Paul remembers the Thessalonians at all times in thanksgiving and prayer (1Th 1:1)
B. Paul's Prayer for the Thessalonians
[OR] Thanksgiving (1Th 1:2-10)
A.) Their Good Example [OR] Thanksgiving For The Thessalonians' Faith [OR] The Thessalonians' Faith And Example (1Th 1:2)
B.) The Sincerity Of Their Faith And The Power Of The Gospel Among Them Are Widely Known (1Th 1:5)
C. Their Defense (1Th 2:1-3:13)
1. Paul Remembers When He Was With the Thessalonians (1Th 2:1-12)
I.) The model servant, and his reward [OR] Paul's Conduct [OR] Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica [OR] Paul's Ministry [OR] Paul's Ministry in Thessalonica [OR] He recounts to the Thessalonians the manner in which the gospel was preached to them (1Th 2:1)
2. Paul Remembers How the Thessalonians Received the Word of God (1Th 2:13-20)
A.) Their Conversion (1Th 2:13)
B.) Longing To See Them [OR] Paul's Longing To See The Thessalonians [OR] Paul's Desire To Visit The Thessalonians Again (1Th 2:17)
C.) Paul Gives A Reason For Being Away From Them So Long And Tells Why He Has Been So Anxious To See Them (1Th 2:18)
3. Timothy's Report to Paul (1Th 3:1-13)
I.) The model brother, and the believer's sanctification [OR] Concern for Their Faith [OR] Encouragement of Timothy's Visit [OR] His love for the Thessalonians was demonstrated when he sent Timothy to them (1Th 3:1)
A.) Encouraged By Timothy [OR] Timothy's Encouraging Report (1Th 3:6)
B.) Prayer For The Church [OR] He Prays For Their Spiritual Growth (1Th 3:11)
D. Instructions on the Way Christians Should Live
[OR] Living for God (1Th 4:1-12)
I.) The model walk, and the believer's hope [OR] Plea to Purity [OR] Living to Please God [OR] Sanctification and Love [OR] A Life Pleasing to God [OR] He exhorts them to please God in their lives, and especially to value purity (1Th 4:1)
A.) A Brotherly And Orderly Life [OR] To Love One Another (1Th 4:9)
B.) And Quietly To Mind Their Own Affairs, Thereby Commanding The Respect Of Outsiders (1Th 4:11)
E. The Dead in Christ (1Th 4:13-5:11)
1. Comfort About Christians Who Have Died (1Th 4:13-18)
A.) The Comfort Of Christ's Coming [OR] The Coming Of The Lord [OR] Those Who Died In Christ [OR] They Are Not To Grieve Hopelessly For The Dead (1Th 4:13)
B.) The Manner Of Christ's Second Coming, And Its Effect On His Followers [OR] The Day Of The Lord [OR] Paul Warns The Thessalonians Of The Suddenness Of Christ's Return (1Th 4:16)
2. Be Ready for the Day of the Lord (1Th 5:1-11)
I.) The model walk, and the day of Jehovah (1Th 5:1)
F. Paul Encourages the Thessalonians
[OR] The Church (1Th 5:12-22)
A.) Various Exhortations [OR] Final Instructions [OR] Christian Conduct [OR] Final Exhortations, Greetings, And Benediction (1Th 5:12)
B.) And Gives Them Some Practical Precepts (1Th 5:16)
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G. Conclusion
[OR]
Farewell
(1Th 5:23-28)
A.) Blessing And Admonition [OR] He Prays For Their Sanctification (1Th 5:23)
B.) Asks Prayers For Himself, And Sends Greetings (1Th 5:25)
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