Our Resurrection Weekend services begin with our Good Friday Evening Gathering, March 29 at 7:00 pm, and conclude with our regular Sunday activities on Resurrection Sunday Morning, March 31!

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Prepare your heart for the Sermon by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together hearing God's Word.

You will find suggestions for thinking more critically through the passage, meditating more intently on the text, and prayerfully seeking wisdom to deepen your understanding of the passage to be preached this Sunday.

Carefully Think

  • Read 1 Thess 1:2-3.
  • What does 1:2-3 indicate about Paul’s relationship to the Thessalonian church?
  • What do words such as “always” and “constantly” reveal about the Paul’s prayers?
  • What actions are linked with faith, love, and hope?
  • How do the themes of faith, love, and hope shape the structure of this epistle?

Prayerfully Meditate

  • Consider those who have had a spiritual impact in your life. Thank God for those people.
  • Who is the object of hope according to 1:3?
  • What does it mean to have a steadfast hope in the Lord Jesus?
  • What other passages of scripture come to mind pertaining to faith, love, and hope?