1 Thessalonians
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-28, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 12:1-2, James 3:13-18
BY She Reads Truth
This Is the New Testament is part of a twelve-week thematic overview of the entire Bible. Each day we’ll read a thematic selection from a different book of the Bible, along with supplemental passages that show how the theme of that day’s main reading is found throughout Scripture. We’ll also read a brief summary of each book and a reflection on how the book fits into the larger story of Scripture. This week, we’ll continue reading the Pauline Epistles.
What Is 1 Thessalonians? The book of 1 Thessalonians is Paul’s letter of encouragement to the church in Thessalonica concerning their sustained faith in the midst of suffering. The letter served to correct misunderstandings about end-time events and to remind readers that continued sanctification is God’s will for them.
How 1 Thessalonians Fits Into the Story: First Thessalonians contributes to our understanding of the second coming of Christ. Paul wrote this letter to correct the church’s misunderstandings of this teaching and, in the process, showed that Christ’s eventual return gives us true hope in all circumstances. He also speaks to the practices that make us more like Christ.
Reflection Questions:
1. How can the acts of rejoicing, prayer, and thanksgiving train and develop believers to become more like Christ? How does this mindset provide comfort in every season?
2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
Take time to reflect on your responses and share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
63 thoughts on "1 Thessalonians"
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Good evening SRT ladies! I know that I don’t post much; but I read all of your comments everyday; and find so much inspiration in them; so thank you!! ❤️ I have a prayer request today… my daughter Sophia is 17 years old, and entering her senior year of high school ( @Angie, I so wish she could be in your girls group!! ) She had a very large brain tumor removed in 2018, and she has to have MRIs every 3-6 months… up to this point, they have all been clear PRAISE GOD… she is having a very long MRI of her brain and spine as I’m writing this… If you could be so kind as to include her in your prayers today and in the next few days as we wait for the results, I would so very much appreciate it… thank you sisters!! ❤️
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Jody Lynn I will be praying for your daughter !
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@FOSTER MAMA ♥️
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I believe that rejoicing, praying and giving thanks changes our perspective, so that in any situation, we can see the good things that God is bringing to the surface.
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Thankful for this week’s readings and everyone’s perspectives. So nice to read many praise reports. Please pray for strength and wisdom to surround my sister and her son, my 21 yr old nephew Brandon with autism who is making more bad choices and started using meth. It is heartbreaking and very overwhelming. Thank you.
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“17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” May we keep these 2 important verses in mind. Praying for your petitions. Shoulder is slowly coming around but other arm is an issue. Please pray it is tendinitis or something similar and not surgical. Seeing dr next Wednesday.
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I wrote something down that Churchmouse said/commented a few months back when we all read
I Thessalonians 5:16-18.
Rejoicing. Praying. Thanking.
Does my face, my words, and my actions give evidence of these. I have this posted on my bathroom mirror. I read this most every day and do my best to practice this at work. Missing you Churchmouse hoping you are OK. -
Just wanted to say thank you SRT Ladies for the prayers. We saw the orthopedic surgeon and it was a clean fracture. My husband is in a cast for three weeks and we go back to the surgeon for more xrays and probably another cast for three additional weeks. Compared to having surgery this is great news. Thank you again ladies for your prayers and strength. God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
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Update. Tom should be coming home from the hospital today! He had a bleeding ulcer from the radiation. He lost about a third of his blood. Tanner has good and not so good days. But God is good! He has outlived his expectancy.
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