“You welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
What was planted in the hearts of the people of Thessalonica, who heard what Paul preached and accepted it as the word of God, was the gospel of the water and the Spirit. It is the news that Jesus, who bore the sin of all mankind through the baptism He received from John, shed His blood on the Cross because of that sin, was judged in our place, and rose again from death. In this book you will encounter the word that the purpose for which God called us is not uncleanness but holiness, the comfort that we need not lose hope or grieve over the brothers who have departed this world before us, and the exhortation to always stay awake and rejoice as people who belong to the light. I hope that you will receive these words not as the word of men but as the word of God for you.
Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians
Sermons on 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1
Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- 1. The peace of the church that is in Christ (1 Thessalonians 1:1)
- 2. Wait for Jesus, who has delivered us (1 Thessalonians 1:2–10)
Sermons on 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2
Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- 1. Preach the gospel you received from God just as it is (1 Thessalonians 2:1–12)
- 2. How are you receiving the word of God? (1 Thessalonians 2:13–16)
- 3. The people who will stand with us before the Lord are our boast (1 Thessalonians 2:17–20)
Sermons on 1 Thessalonians Chapter 3
Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- 1. The faith of those who have received the remission of sins must also grow (1 Thessalonians 3:1–10)
- 2. Jesus, who is the sacrificial offering without blemish (1 Thessalonians 3:11–13)
Sermons on 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4
Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- 1. We have received holiness, so live holy lives (1 Thessalonians 4:1–8)
- 2. Brotherly love learned from God (1 Thessalonians 4:9–12)
- 3. The things that will happen at the time of the Lord’s second coming (1 Thessalonians 4:10–18)
- 4. Those who have fallen asleep in Jesus will live again (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
Sermons on 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5
Sermons by Paul C. Jong
- 1. I give thanks to the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1–4)
- 2. Become believers and live a blessed life (1 Thessalonians 5:1–8)
- 3. A sober life (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 4. The gospel of the water and the Spirit must be preached again and again (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 5. Let us preach the gospel until the time comes when we can no longer preach it (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 6. Let us live without forgetting the living God (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 7. Watch and be sober and keep your heart in the age of artificial intelligence (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 8. Think about how you should live in the age of artificial intelligence (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 9. We must believe that this present age is the time of disasters and prepare (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
- 10. Watch and be sober (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
- 11. Faith like that of the apostle Paul (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
- 12. The Lord who came the first time and the Lord who will come again (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
- 13. What we must do in the last age (1 Thessalonians 5:1–11)
- 14. You are all sons of light and sons of the day (1 Thessalonians 5:1–11)
- 15. Give thanks in everything and live in the way that pleases the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:12–18)
- 16. Thanks for the gospel (1 Thessalonians 5:12–18)
- 17. We must rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:12–18)
- 18. Rejoice in the Lord always (1 Thessalonians 5:12–18)
- 19. Let us rejoice, pray, and give thanks in the work of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:12–18)
- 20. Do not despise prophecies; test all things; hold fast what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:12–22)
- 21. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:12–22)
- 22. Have the hope of the kingdom of heaven and serve the gospel by being united (1 Thessalonians 5:1–18)
- 23. Let us put on the helmet of salvation and live with hope in these difficult times (1 Thessalonians 5:1–22)
- 24. The day of the Lord has drawn near (1 Thessalonians 5:1–22)
- 25. Cast away evil with a heart saved from sin (1 Thessalonians 5:12–22)
- 26. But let us watch and be sober (1 Thessalonians 5:1–24)
- 27. Prepare for the end and abide in the word (1 Thessalonians 5:1–25)
- 28. Be with the Lord and also with the church in all things (1 Thessalonians 5:1–28)
- 29. Keep your faith and testify of it (1 Thessalonians 5:1–28)
- 30. The faithfulness of Him who fulfilled the promise (1 Thessalonians 5:23–24)
- 31. Brethren, pray for us (1 Thessalonians 5:25)
- 32. The greeting and the word that reach all the brothers (1 Thessalonians 5:26–27)
- 33. Edify one another and be patient (1 Thessalonians 5:1–28)
- 34. Let us put on the helmet of the hope of salvation and wait for the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:12–24)
- 35. The three commands God gave the righteous (1 Thessalonians 5:15–22)
- 36. Look for reasons to rejoice and give thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)
- 37. Rejoice that He makes it stop at this point (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)
- 38. Since God is shaping us, give thanks in everything (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)
- 39. When we think about what God has done, we are joyful (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)
- 40. Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:16–28)
- 41. The grace we received freely and the price He paid (1 Thessalonians 5:28)