As we come to the end of another year, it’s natural to take stock of our lives and ask whether we’ve had a successful year. But how do we measure success? The Apostle Paul gives us a rubric for doing so in 1 Thessalonians.
Big Idea: Since we’re God’s people, depart from fleshly desires and display beautiful behavior.
Series:
Big Idea: As God’s chosen exiles, Christ sets our identity and mission in this broken world.
Big Idea: Your growth in salvation is nourished by the Word of God and manifests in love toward others.
Big Idea: We love sincerely and fervently because we live purely and eternally.
Big Idea: Since you're now part of God's family, live in holiness and reverence as you wait for Christ to return.
Big Idea: Christian, you are greatly privileged because you have received the complete truth of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Big Idea: Rejoice amid trials because they’re short-lived, God-ordained, and fruit-bearing.
Big Idea: Praise the Father because He has saved and secured you forever!
Big Idea: Recognize your status as deeply loved by God and deeply loathed by the world.
Big Idea: Life Groups provide a place for deeper fellowship—sharing, caring, and welcoming of one another.
Big Idea: Train by feeding on the gospel, aiming for godliness, and fueled by hope.
Big Idea: We pray because our gracious Father offers his help and performs gospel works in response to the prayers of his needy children.
Big Idea: Preaching is a meeting with God to hear Him speak, leading to conversion and change.
Big Idea: Singing is an act of worship that responds to the Gospel and an act of faith that receives the Gospel.
Big Idea: Giving is a form of true worship of God that imitates his heart and extends his mission.
Big Idea: Being a member of a local church shows that I belong to Christ and His body.
Big Idea: Since Jesus is crowned as the resurrected Lord, He is worthy of worship from all peoples, so we must tell them about Him!
Big Idea: Our salvation is entirely from the Lord so that our boasting may be entirely in the Lord.
Big Idea: You must love your fellow Christians because of your new relationship with God.
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