Sabbath. Study. Serve.

Sabbath, Study, Serve 

Taking the Sermon Into Our Week 

Scripture of the Week: 1 Thess. 1: 1-10

Acts 17: 1-9

From the Sermon:

Paul’s letter were intended for _____________________.

The religious leaders thought Paul was teaching __________.

The government thought that Paul had come in to over throw their way of life as Jesus was proclaimed to be _____.

Out of those riots, out of that mess that Paul had to escape from, a _______________.

We are bound together by the belief that God is ____________.

We are bound together by the belief that God loves this _____________.

We are bound together by the _____ of God.

Reflection:

What binds us as believers here and now today, together with the believers in Thessalonica?

Do we believe that sharing the Good News is worth leaving what makes us comfortable so others can know the power of Jesus?

Prayer:

Lord, we confess that sometimes we think it should be easy being the church. But when we hear the stories of the early church in Acts and read Paul’s letters to individual churches, we see that there is a struggle to proclaim the Good News. Equip us and sustain us to bear the message of your Kingdom, we pray. Amen.