by Eric Spivey | Oct 3, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Intro 1 Thess. 5:19, “Do not quench the Spirit.” When Paul uses the word quench, he’s using a Greek word that’s often used with fire. It’s the same word...
by Eric Spivey | Oct 3, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Intro Kind of like last week, “give thanks in all circumstances” might feel like a weighty mandate. All circumstances includes the loss of a child or a bad prognosis, which...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Current Series, Discussion Guides
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Intro “Pray without ceasing.” It’s hard to read that and not feel like you’re falling down on the job. Before we’re too hard on ourselves though, we need to look at the word Paul uses for “without...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Current Series, Discussion Guides
For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Intro Imagine that feeling you have when someone wrongs you. Think of something you’ve experienced, like a co-worker taking credit for your work, a friend gossiping about you, or...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Current Series, Discussion Guides
For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Intro As I mentioned last week, we’re going through 1 Thessalonians 5:13-19 roughly one verse at a time. This week, in 1 Thessalonians 5:14, we’re going to talk about what it means to...
by Eric Spivey | Aug 17, 2018 | 1 Thessalonians, Discussion Guides
For background on 1 Thessalonians, check out the Series Intro. The next six weeks... For the next six weeks of the series we’re going to look at each verse from 1 Thessalonians 5:13-19 individually. Each verse contains some command or exhortation that Paul had for the...
