JESUS IS COMING AGAIN
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Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission
1 Thessalonians |
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1 Th 1:1-10 | 1 Th 2:1-20 | 1 Th 3:1-13 | 1 Th 4:1-18 | 1 Th 5:1-28 | ||
LOOKING BACK |
LOOKING FORWARD |
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Personal Reflections |
Practical Instructions |
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Ministry In Person |
Ministry in Absentia (Thru Timothy) |
Ministry by Epistle |
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Word and Power of the Spirit |
Establishing & Comforting |
Calling & Conduct | 1Th 4:13ff Comfort |
1Th 5:12ff Commands |
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1 Salvation |
2 Service |
3 Sanctification |
4 Sorrow |
5 Sobriety |
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Paul Commends Spiritual Growth |
Paul Founds the Church |
Strengthening of the Church |
Directions for Spiritual Growth |
Holy Living in Light of Day of the Lord | ||
Exemplary Hope of Young Converts | Motivating Hope of Faithful Servants |
Purifying Hope of Tried Believers | Comforting Hope of Bereaved Saints | Invigorating Hope of Diligent Christians | ||
Written from Corinth |
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Key Words: Gospel (Word, Message), tribulation (suffering, affliction), Spirit, coming (Lord's return), holiness (sanctification, sanctify), faith, love, hope, Day of the Lord (day), Satan (tempter), brethren |
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See Introduction to 1Thessalonians by Dr John MacArthur: Title, Author, Date, Background, Setting, Historical, Theological Themes, Interpretive Challenges, Outline by Chapter/Verse. Excellent overview. From Grace To You ministries - same intro as in MacArthur Study Bible |
MIKE ANDRUS AND JOSH BLACK - SERMON SERIES ON 1 THESSALONIANS
Each transcript averages about 10 pages.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-4:12 How the Church Must Live in Purity According to the Gospel: Josh Black
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-4:18 How the Gospel Gives Hope to the Church: Mike Andrus
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Comfort Of His Coming
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 He's Coming, Are You Going?
JOHN CEREGHIN
VINCENT CHEUNG
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 The Rapture of the Church
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Grief At the Death Of Family/Friends
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-19 The Glory of the Premillennial Faith
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 The Rapture of the Church
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 The Great Separation-Earth w/o A Christian
JAMES DENNEY
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Personal Purity
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Charity and Independence
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Dead in Christ
JOHN DUMMELOW
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12: Purpose in Life
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: Hope in the Midst of Grief
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 hat Is Your Goal In Life?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 What Hope Do You Have?
L W GRANT
DANNY HALL Sermons
HOLMAN STUDY NOTES
- Holman Christian Standard Bible Study Bible - Well done conservative notes. Includes access to Holman NT Commentary on each Gospel (see Library in left gutter).
DAVID HOLWICK - sermons
- 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-18 God's Standards For Sex
- 1 Thessalonians 4: 2-10 Christians and Sex_(1985, full-text)
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Happy Halloween
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Rapture
HYMNS RELATING TO 1 THESSALONIANS
WILLIAM KELLY
A E KNOCH - conservative, literal, discussions vary from 4 pages to more than 20 pages depending on length of the book.
- Concordant Commentary on the NT - scroll down for index
KEITH KRELL
GOTTLEB LUNEMANN
JAMES MACKNIGHT
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 Excelling Still More
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3: A Plea for Purity
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 2
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4-8: A Plea for Purity
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Shoe-Leather Faith
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 2
HENRY MORRIS Defender's Study Bible Notes
Conservative. From one of the world's leading creationists.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3 sanctification abstain from fornication
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5 concupiscence
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 but God
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 study your own business your own hands
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 asleep no hope
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 if in Jesus
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 we prevent
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 shout
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 caught up together with them
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18 comfort
JOSEPH PARKER - People's Commentary
JAMES MOFFATT The Expositor's Greek Testament
G CAMPBELL MORGAN - The Analyzed Bible
NET BIBLE NOTES
OUR DAILY BREAD - devotionals
- 1Thess 4-5 Sermon Illustrations - some overlap with links below but all on one page
- 1 Thes 4: Are You Ready?
- 1 Thes 4:1: Don't Forget Monday
- 1 Thes 4:1 Keep Up the Good Work
- 1 Thes 4:1: Is Ambition Wrong?
- 1 Thes 4:1-12 How Was I To Know?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Keep Climbing!
- 1 Thes 4:3: Knowing God's Will
- 1 Thes 4:9: Little Acts of Love
- 1 Thes 4:9: Looking For the Obvious
- 1 Thes 4:9-12: Everyday Disciples
- 1 Thes 4:10-12: Gentle Persuasion
- 1 Thes 4:13 This Could Be the Year
- 1 Thes 4:13: A Well-Founded Hope
- 1 Thes 4:13: The Right Information
- 1 Thes 4:13-17 A Great Mystery
- 1 Thes 4:13 The Land of "What Is"
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: The Ultimate Reunion
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Three Certainties
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: What's Ahead?
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Our Only Hope - 1994
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Our Only Hope - 2010
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Be Careful, He's Coming!
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Ray of Hope
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: So Long
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: From Here To Eternity
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Long-Awaited Reunion
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Anticipation
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: Grief Is Messy
- 1 Thes 4:13–5:11 One Short Sleep
- 1 Thes 4:13–18 Goodbye for Now
- 1 Thes 4:13-18: A Departing Blessing
- 1 Thes 4:17. In Transition
- 1 Thes 4:17: The Ultimate Reunion
- 1 Thes 4:13-5:11: He's Coming!
- 1 Thes 4:13-17: “This Is It!”
- 1 Thes 4:14 The Great Awakening
- 1 Thes 4:15-18 I Will Come Back For You
- 1 Thes 4:15-18 The Defeat Of Death
- 1 Thes 4:16: Jesus is Coming
- 1 Thes 4:16: At the Cemetery
- 1 Thes 4:16: How Would You Answer?
- 1 Thes 4:16-17 Life's Final Deadline
- 1 Thes 4:17: A Grand Reunion
- 1 Thes 4:17: Flight Plan
- 1 Thes 4:17: Snapshots of Heaven
- 1 Thes 4:17: The Big Difference
- 1 Thes 4:17: The Heaven File
- 1 Thes 4:17-18 Always
- 1 Thes 4:18: When Someone is Gone
RADIO BIBLE CLASS - DISCOVERY SERIES - Booklet
- Knowing God Through Thessalonians
- What Can We Know About The Second Coming?
- See Table comparing Rapture vs Second Coming
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 4:17b; 4:17c;4:18
- Theology of Sex (An Entire Book) - Recommended Reading for all Men
A T ROBERTSON
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Don't Be Ignorant
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16 Will Believers Go Through the Tribulation Period?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Countdown to the Millennium
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Article XVIII: Return of Christ
ADRIAN ROGERS
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Get Ready for Take Off
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 Get Ready for Take Off Part 2
JOHN SCHULTZ - 37 page commentary by former missionary to Irian Jaya, Indonesia
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Rapture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Rapture 2
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The Church
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The Church 2
HAMILTON SMITH
JAMES SMITH HANDFULS OF PURPOSE 1943
- The following topic on this page.
- Comforting Words. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
JAY SMITH
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The Translation of the Church
- How Soon The Rapture?
- The Coming of Christ for His Church
- The Return of the Lord
- 1Thessalonians 4:1-3a - "Strive To Be A Theologian"
- 1Thessalonians 4:3a - "Sanctification Must Follow Justification"
- 1Thessalonians 4:3b-8 - "It Is God's Will That You Should Be Sanctified"
- 1Thessalonians 4:9-12 - "Live A Brotherly And Orderly Life"
- 1Thessalonians 4:13-14 - "Our Hope Is In Christ For Today and Tomorrow"
- 1Thessalonians 4:15-18 - "The Rapture Of The Church"