Category Archives: Thoughts on the Thessalonians

How to Know and Do God’s Will for Your Life

I am thanking God today for this simple fact: He has made known His will for us. The will of God has been revealed in the Word of God: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thessalonians … Continue reading

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Two Ways to Please God Today

Perhaps this may seem obvious, but the Bible is not silent about what it takes to please God. In 1 Thessalonians 2:1-14, Paul tells us what he did to live a life that brings God pleasure. Here we read of … Continue reading

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What the Bible Says about Success and Failure

How do you define success? And what does it take for you to view a project as a failure? The Apostle Paul helps us answer these questions. In 1 Thessalonians 2:1, he writes these words to the church that he, … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Thessalonians (Part 1)

There are many good ways to study the Bible. I’m a big fan of the inductive Bible study method. Kay Arthur has been teaching this approach for decades. I’ve read her book How to Study Your Bible several times. We … Continue reading

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