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Faith Under Fire
2 Thessalonians 1:1-5
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2 Thessalonians 1:4
'Therefore, among God'schurches we boast about your
perseverance and faith in all thepersecutions and trials you are
enduring.'
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Transforming Trials to
Triumphs and Burdens toBlessings
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2 Thessalonians 1:1
'This letter is from Paul, Silas,
and Timothy. We are writing tothe church in Thessalonica, to
you who belong to God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ.
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God Factor
God Factor in David:
The Israelite army said ofGoliath, hes too big itsimpossible for us to defeat him;David said, hes too big itsimpossible for me to miss him.
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God Factor
God factor in Gideon:
1 + God = Majority
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God Factor
God Factor in the Apostles:
Acts 4:13 'When they saw thecourage of Peter and John andrealized that they were unschooled,
ordinary men, they were astonishedand they took note that these menhad been with Jesus.'
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2 Thessalonians 1:2
'May God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.'
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Grace - Undeserved favor; not
because you love God butbecause He loves you
Peace Not the absence oftroubles but the assurance ofthe presence of God
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2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
'[3] Dear brothers and sisters, we canthelp but thank God for you, because
your faith is flourishing and your love
for one another is growing. [4] We
proudly tell Gods other churches about
your endurance and faithfulness in allthe persecutions and hardships you are
suffering.'
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Result of their experience:
Their Love was Abounding
Their Patience was Increasing
Their Testimony was HelpingOthers
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Persecutions
andHardships
Abounding
Love,
IncreasingPatience,
PowerfulTestimony
=G o d F a c t o r
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I. Faithfulness to Gods Call
John 15;16 'You did not choose
me, but I chose you andappointed you to go and bear
fruitfruit that will last. Then the
Father will give you whatever youask in my name.'
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I. Faithfulness to Gods Call
John 15:2 'He cuts off every
branch in me that bears no fruit,while every branch that does bear
fruit he prunes so that it will be
even more fruitful.'
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"God never uses anyone to agreat degree until He has broken
that person completely."
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II. Firmness in Gods Service
2 Thessalonians 1:4 'We proudly tell
Gods other churches about yourendurance and faithfulness in all the
persecutions and hardships you are
suffering.'
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II. Firmness in Gods Service
2 Corinthians 8:1-4 '[1] And now,brothers, we want you to know about thegrace that God has given the Macedonian
churches. [2] Out of the most severe trial,their overflowing joy and their extremepoverty welled up in rich generosity.[3] For I testify that they gave as much as
they were able, and even beyond theirability. Entirely on their own, [4] theyurgently pleaded with us for the privilegeof sharing in this service to the saints.'
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A saints life is in the hands of God like
a bow and arrow in the hands of an
archer. God is aiming at something the
saint cannot see, but our Lord continues
to stretch and strain, and every once in awhile the saint says, I cant take it
anymore. Yet God pays no attention;
He goes on stretching until His purposeis in sight, and then He lets the arrow
fly. - Oswald Chambers
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Promise of Provision
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation
has seized you except what is common
to man. And God is faithful; he willnot let you be tempted beyond what
you can bear. But when you are
tempted, he will also provide a way out
so that you can stand up under it.
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Promise of Presence
Romans 8:38-39 [38] For I am
convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither thepresent nor the future, nor any powers,
[39] neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will beable to separate us from the love of
God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Promise of Purpose
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 [3] Praise be tothe God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and
the God of all comfort, [4] who
comforts us in all our troubles, so that
we can comfort those in any troublewith the comfort we ourselves have
received from God.