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