The Christian Perspective on Sex, Love, and Work
I Thessalonians 4:9-12 Alex Strauch

I. A Call to Sexual Purity (I Thess. 4:1-8)

II. A Call to Love One Another as Sisters and Brothers in God’s Family (I Thess. 4:9-10)

I.  Instruction Concerning How the Congregation Should Treat its Leaders (5:12-13)

1.  Respect [know] those who labor among you (5:12)

a. Over you in the Lord

b. Admonish you

2.  Esteem them very highly in love

I.   The Greatness of the Author
“And when they saw Him they worshipped Him” (v. 17).

II.  The Greatness of His Claim
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me’” (v. 18).

III. The Greatness of the Commission
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (v. 19).

I.     The Son’s Name – Hebrews 1:4-5

II.   The Son’s Divine Glory – Hebrews 1:6

III.  The Son’s Sovereign Lordship – Hebrews 1:7-9

IV.  The Son’s Creatorship – Hebrews 1:10-12

I.  Jesus Christ’s Qualifications to be High Priest – Hebrews 5:1-10

 A.  The Old Testament Principles for the Qualifications of the    High Priest v.1-4

 B.  The Appointment of Christ as High Priest v. 5-10

I.     A New Order of Priesthood – Heb. 7:1-14

I.     A New Order of Priesthood – Heb. 7:1-14

I.    The Most Amazing Book In The World

II.    Scripture Builds Our Relationship With Jesus Christ

1.  The Scripture reveals Jesus Christ

2.  The Scripture transforms us into Christ

A.  By the new birth

I.  The History of Caleb

II.  What lessons do we learn?

  1)  He was a Man Wholehearted for God and His Promises

  2)  He was a Man of Faith

  3)  He was a Man of Courage for the Truth

I.  Runners of the Past (12:1)

II. Runners of the Present (12:1)

1. Run Unencumbered (12:1)

A.    Lay Aside Every Weight

B.    Lay Aside Every…Sin Which Clings so Closely

“Devote yourselves to prayer”

I.  Be Alert for Evangelistic Opportunities:  

“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of  the opportunity”  Colossians 4:5

I.    God’s Witness in Nature and Moral Conscience –
Ps. 19:1-6; Rom. 1:19-23; Rom. 2:14-15

Paradise Gained - 2:8-17
Paradise Lost -  3:14-24

I.   The Serpent - v. 14
II.  The Serpent & the Woman:  Perpetual Conflict

 A.  Between Good & Evil - v. 15

 B.  Protevangelium:  First Good News

III. The Woman & Childbirth - v. 16

I.   The message of the cross is foolishness to unbelievers, 1:18

II.  The wisdom of the world is made foolish by God, 1:19-20

III. The world did not find God through its wisdom, 1:21

IV.  God’s wisdom is found in the cross of Christ, 1:21-25
V.   Application   

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

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