1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, 4:1-8
Pastor Miles
3/6/16
"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory."
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NIV
"Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all of God's family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,"
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 NIV
"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone."
1 Thessalonians 5:14 NIV
"As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 NIV
1. Do you want to live a life that honors God?
"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory."
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NIV
"As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 NIV
2. What does it look like to live a life that honors God?
"As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;"
1 Thessalonians 4:1-3 NIV
✔️Abstain from sexual immorality (any sexual activity outside of marriage between one man and woman within the covenant of marriage)
⚫️We need to not only protect and prepare our children from pornography in this society (a demon of lust has overtaken this generation)
⚫️Nothing remains a secret forever
⚫️Your desires do not define who you are. Every Christian is called to honor God in this area of our lives
⚫️We need to live openly before God and to allow His transforming power to purify our lives
⚫️If single, abstain till marriage; if married, faithful; if attracted to same sex, abstinent/ remain celibate
3. Have you heard God's warning?
"It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit."
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 NIV
⚫️Our past does not define who we are. We are challenged to do better
⚫️We are more than our desires
✔️Our primary identity comes from Christ. He has placed in us a desire to honor Him
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