Until He Returns || 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3
Date – AD 49-51
Author- Paul
Theme – 2nd Coming of Christ
Purpose – Encouragement
Acts 17:5-6
But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
1 Thessalonians 1:1
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
Church = ekklesia – people called out from the world and to God.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.
in = living in, rooted in, drawing its life from.
“Lord, until you return, help us turn the world upside down with our works of faith, labor of love, and steadfast hope in you.”