Study 1
In his letters, Paul often addresses the recipients wishing these two things over them.
What are grace and peace?
Paul was in this place prior to Thessalonica.
What is Phillippi?
Paul sent this person out to Thessalonica to check up on the Thessalonians.
Who is Timothy?
Duration of time that believers will be with the Lord after He returns.
What is forever?
In this simile, Paul writes that the day of the Lord will come like this.
What is thief in the night?
This letter was written in this chapter of Acts.
What is Acts 17?
Fill in the blanks: The Thessalonians are Paul's ____ and ____.
What are glory and joy?
Paul wrote these letters from this location.
What is Athens?
Paul issued one stern warning to the Thessalonians to avoid this sin.
What is sexual immorality?
The reason that our Lord Jesus Christ died for us.
What is so that we may live together with him (whether awake or asleep)?
Paul speaks not to please man but to please God who is testing this part of the body.
What is the heart?
Fill in the blanks: “You are witnesses, and so is God, of how ____, ____, and ____ we were among you who believed.”
What are holy, righteous, and blameless?
Two fears Paul held about the Thessalonians before receiving the good news from his brother in Christ.
What are that the tempter had tempted them and that his labor was in vain?
This is the reason that believers grieve differently than the rest of mankind.
What is Jesus died and rose again, so we have hope and assurance from Jesus that God will raise up and bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him?
Regarding self-control, Paul says to put on these two things as a breastplate and this third thing as a helmet.
What is faith, love, and hope of salvation?
The believers in Thessalonica became models to all believers in these two cities.
What are Achaia and Macedonia?
The reason Paul gave to the Thessalonians that prevented him from visiting again.
Who is Satan?
Fill in the blank: He may establish your hearts __________ in holiness before our God and Father.
What is blameless?
Fill in the blank: Paul declares that God’s will for His people is to be ______.
What is sanctified?
Paul tells us not to treat prophecies this way.
What is treat with contempt / to despise?
These two particular things were going forth from the believers to the other surrounding lands.
What are the Word of the Lord and the Faith of the believers?
Paul uses these three analogies to describe the way he ministered to the Thessalonians.
What are "like young children amongst the people", "like a nursing mother caring for her children", and "like a father who encourages, comfort and urges you to live a life worthy of God"?
Fill in the blanks: For this reason, brothers, in all our _________ and _________ we have been comforted about you through your ________.
What are distress, affliction, and faith?
This was despised and looked down upon by Greek culture, but something that God called His people to do.
What is "work with their hands"?
Paul instructs us to respect people with these three characteristics.
What is those who work hard, are over you in the Lord, and admonish you?