May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. — 1 Thessalonians
Have a safe weekend.
May God strengthen your heart and mine.
So we will be blameless and holy in God's sight.
God our Father, who cares for us.
We look for Jesus to come, our Lord and Savior.
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else. — 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Our prayer is that God will make our love increase.
That he will help our love overflow to others.
Not just to our friends, but also to our enemies.
May God help our love overflow for everyone.
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. – 1 Thessalonians 2:13
He is a 20-something and has only mild symptoms, but it's still scary.
Our prayers are with them and with him during this tough time.
We thank God continually for these Christian friends who are willing to share their faith.
We enjoy reading the Word of God together.
We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. — I Thessalonians 2:7
I am really pleased when they tell me what a great job I'm doing.
Even though God asks us not to look for praise, I can't resist.
Paul truly was not looking for praise from people.
As an apostle of Christ, he certainly could have asked for praise.
But when people praised him, he gave the glory to God.
Lord, please help me to do the same.
We speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. — 1 Thessalonians 2:4
We made pumpkin succulent centerpieces.
They turned out great.
We are studying the trickery that Jacob pulled on his brother.
And how God wants us to put others first.
God has entrusted us with the gospel.
We are not trying to please people, but God.
God tests our hearts and asks us to speak His Word.
Here she is three years ago celebrating her 90th.
How amazing is that.
My brother Tim called last night just to check in.
Last night some friends stopped by after our church service just to hang out and share some excellent.
We are blessed to have family and friends who care about us.
They tell us show they turned to God to serve Him with their lives.
You became imitators of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. — 1 Thessalonians 1:6
We are blessed that we have not.
Even in the midst of suffering, these friends live out the Gospel with joy.
They live out joy given by the Holy Spirit.
They are imitators of the Lord.
