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 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5. How does verses 4-5 relate to verses 1-3?
• What do Paul have in verse 4? Where is this possession placed?
• What two timelines are presented (past, present, or future) in regard to the activity of the Thessalonians?
• What is Paul praying for in verse 5?
• Where are the Thessalonians' hearts first to be directed? What about second place?
• Who possesses the love Paul is speaking of? Who possesses the steadfastness?

Prayerfully Meditate

• What does it mean to have confidence in the Lord?
• Why is Paul bringing up his confidence in the Thessalonians' obedience?
• What does it mean to have a heart directed into the love of God?
• Why is Paul praying this specific prayer in light of the context of his letter to the Thessalonians?
• What else does the Bible have to say about the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ?
• How might you cultivate the kind of heart Paul is talking about in these verses?