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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

1 Thessalonians

This is a collection of devotional posts from the book of 1 Thessalonians. They are sorted according to when they were written, with the most recent first. To see them in their biblical order, select them from the menu.

Faith hope and love

Faith, Hope, and Love – 1 Thessalonians 1:2

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Is the church you are a part of known by your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope?

Please God, not men

Pleasing God Rather than People – 1 Thessalonians 2:4

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Like Paul, my goal should be to be pleasing to God rather than to the people around me. He is the one I am answerable to in the end.

Live a Life Worthy of God

Live a Life Worthy of God – 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12

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Paul's plea for us all is that we would live a life worthy of God. That we would live holy and godly lives that are pleasing to God.

Our glory and joy

Our Glory and Joy – 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

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What will be our glory and Joy when the Lord returns for us? Paul tells us that, at least in part, it will be in the lives we have touched.

Increasing in love

Increasing in Love – 1 Thessalonians 3:12

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Paul's prayer for the Thessalonian church is that they would be ever increasing in their love for each other. An active love.

Blameless and Holy in the Presence of God

Blameless and Holy in the Presence of God – 1 Thessalonians 3:13

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My God strengthen your heart so that you might be blameless and holy in his presence when our Lord returns for us.

never stop growing in love

Never Stop Growing in Love – 1 Thessalonians 4:10

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Don't be content with your love for other believers. Let it grow. Never stop growing in your love for others within the body of Christ.

With the Lord forever

With the Lord Forever – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 17-18

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One of the few certainties that we face as humans is death. But we need not fear death. It is birth into life with the Lord forever.

stay awake and sober

Let’s Stay Awake and Sober – 1 Thessalonians 5:6

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Jesus promised that he would return for us. While we wait for his coming, we need to stay awake and sober, not caught up in the world's ways.

Encourage one another

Encourage One Another – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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As fellow members in the body of Christ, we should be actively involved in the lives of our fellow members. Be an encourager and a builder.

rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all things

Rejoice, Pray and Give Thanks – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Nothing needs saying.

Always Rejoice and Give Thanks – 1 Thess. 5:16-18

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What is God's will for your life? His will is that we rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.

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