1 THESSALONIANS 4:16-18 – For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians
1 THESSALONIANS 1:2-8 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came…
As we look to the New Year, we want to reaffirm and cast our vision into 2018. Last year, we adopted our vision from Ephesians 3:14-19 – to know the love of Christ. This year, our desire is to build off that with a vision to put that love more into action. It is the action of striving to love one another more earnestly and giving ourselves and our world the reality of our faith and life in Jesus Christ.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-19, 22; 2 TIMOTHY 2:22; HEBREWS 12:14 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances. Do not quench the Spirit. Abstain from every form of evil. Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace. Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. THEME OF THE DAY.…
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. . THEME OF THE DAY. THE TRIAD FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING. The Apostle Paul never drifted away from the simplicity,…
In this sermon, pastor Jim provides a broad and encouraging overview of QBC’s current outreach ministries, which includes a look into the scriptures at the qualities found in a Gospel-centered church on her God-directed Gospel mission. The text is 1 Thessalonians 1:3-10. In addition, he also takes a look into the book of Acts to see how we, as individuals, are to be active in assuring our church gets on Gospel mission and maintains this focus as we move ahead in the future.