1 Thess 5 23 2 Thess 1 Auditorium

1 Thess. 5: 23 – 2 Thess. 1 Auditorium Class Fall 2013

Setting �Audience: Thessalonian Christians �Location of writing: Corinth �Date of letter: Months after first letter in AD 51 -52 �Historical Setting: Second Missionary Journey �Purpose: �Clarify points in first letter �Deal with false teaching

Thessalonica

1 Thessalonians 5: 14 -22 �v 14 -22 – Exhortation on things to do �Warn the unruly �ASV: Encourage the fainthearted �Support the weak �Be patient toward all men �Follow that which is good to all men �Rejoice �Pray without ceasing �Give thanks for this is the will of God for you �Quench not the Spirit �Do not despise prophetic utterances �Prove all things and hold to that which is good �ASV, NIV, NKJV: Abstain from every form of evil vs. KJV: Abstain from all appearance of evil

1 Thessalonians 5: 23 -28 �v 23 -28: Closing Statements �Paul lets them know he is praying on their behalf. �God is faithful. He will do what he says. �Paul asks for the prayers of the saints. �Greet all brethren as individuals that you have a sincere desire for their souls. �He encouraged the sharing of the letter. �Specifically requests that grace be upon them.

2 Thessalonians 5: 1 -12 �v 1 -2: Salutation �v 1: Author and recipients �v 2: Blessing � Paul opens letting them know that he desires good things for them. �v 3 -12: Encouragement �v 3: Paul recognizes that their faith is growing and that they love their fellow brethren. �v 4: Paul lets them know they are being used as examples of patience and faith. �v 5: The persecutions that they are enduring shows that they are living in a way to be recognized as Christians.

2 Thessalonians 5: 1 -12 �v 3 -12: Encouragement (cont. ) �v 6 -10: God is just. � God will punish their persecutors. � God will give the faithful relief. � God will punish those that do not know him and those that do not obey the gospel of Christ. � This will occur in the second coming. � The punishment will be eternal destruction. � The punishment will include being away from God and His glory.

2 Thessalonians 5: 1 -12 �v 3 -12: Encouragement (cont. ) �v 11 -12: Paul’s prayer for them. � Prays regularly for them. � Prays they will be considered worthy of this calling through their conduct � Prays that God will help and bless them in their conduct as Christians � Prays that all of this will be for the good of the gospel and them. �“Sandwich Technique” �Tough messages are sandwiched between encouragement.

Class 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Schedule Day Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Date 9/25/2013 9/29/2013 10/2/2013 10/6/2013 10/9/2013 10/13/2013 10/16/2013 10/20/2013 10/23/2013 10/27/2013 10/30/2013 11/3/2013 11/6/2013 11/10/2013 11/13/2013 11/17/2013 11/20/2013 11/24/2013 11/27/2013 Teacher Brent James Brent James Brent James Brent Book 2 Thessalonians Singing 1 Timothy 1 Timothy 1, 2 Timothy Singing 2 Timothy Titus Text 2: 1 -16 3: 1 -18 Intro, 1: 1 -18 2: 1 -15 3: 1 -18 4: 1 -16 5: 17 -25, 6: 1 -10 6: 11 -20, Intro 1: 1 -18 2: 1 -13 2: 14 -26 3: 1 -17 4: 1 -22 Intro, 1: 1 -16 2: 1 -15 3: 1 -15