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

• How does this passage relate back to 1 Thess. 2:8?
• What do the phrases “you recall”, “you are witnesses”, and “you know” indicate about the main topic of the section?
• What adverbs are used in v10 to describe the conduct on Paul and friends? What do these words mean?
• What adverbials are emphasized in 1 Thess. 2:11?
• What was the end goal of the authors’ godly conduct? (2:12)

Prayerfully Meditate

• Why did Paul seek to What was the larger purpose of the work? (v2:9b)
• Why would the authors mention God in 2:10? What does that add to the section? (see 2:5)
• Why would the authors include familial language in 2:11? (see also 2:7)
• Note the present tense of the verb “calls’ in v12. How does this tense impact meaning?
• Why would the authors mention the kingdom and glory of God in 2:12?