THESSALONICA: EXCEL STILL MORE

The Gift Of Edification -- 1 Thess. 5:9-11

Thessalonica

We Are NOT Destined For Wrath

1 Thessalonians 5:9 “For God has not

destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ…”

Do we understand this?

They Understood The Wrath Of God

• 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 – “…you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

Psalm 6:1

• “O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath.”

Romans 1:18

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness….”

Romans 2:5-8

• “…But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath…who will render to each person according to his deeds…to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth…wrath and indignation.”

Ephesians 4:31

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

We must understand God’s wrath…

To seek His grace “Whoever thinks he

can smile at God’s wrath will never praise Him eternally for His grace.”

Leon Morris

We Are Destined For OBTAINING Salvation

We are involved! Philippians 2:12: “So

then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling….”

We Serve A Living Savior

1 Thessalonians 5:10 – “…who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.”

Our Faith Is In Jesus – Not Ourselves

He died FOR us 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 -- For

the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

John 3:36

“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abide on him.”

Romans 5:6-11

While we were helpless Christ died for the ungodly.

We have been justified by His blood

Saved from the wrath of God through Him

Reconciled and saved by His life

Therefore Edify One Another

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.”

PARAKALEO

To call alongside Like what Jesus promised

about the Holy Spirit John 14:16 – “I will ask the

Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever….”

Helper = PARAKLETOS

We Have A Ministry Of Encouragement

• “In a world where bad deeds are celebratedand good deeds relegatedto page 49 of the paper,

Where first place goes to push and shoveand the cost of things is put abovethe cost of time together.

From time to time, the best of usReach out and touch the rest of us.”

Author Unknown

So, What’s Your Talent?

Did you hear about the one talent man who finally figured out his talent?

Hebrews 3:13

“But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”