Acts - The Unstoppable Church - 2 Thessalonians

Homiletics                                             Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles

Lesson     19                                                     Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1-3

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Counted Worthy of Calling  (2 Thessalonians 1) a. Salutation and thankfulness for growing faith and love (1-3) b. Demonstrated faith is the reason for boasting (4) c. Counted worthy through suffering (5) d. Everlasting destruction to those who do not know God (6-9) e. Believers; Jesus is coming to you (10) f. Prayer that Jesus be glorified in our faith; making us worthy of calling (11-12)

Hold Fast and Stand Firm in Gospel (2 Thessalonians 2) a. Don’t be deceived about Day of the Lord   (1-4) b. Lawless and wicked already at work serving the lie will perish (5-12) c. Chosen first fruits are saved through sanctifying work of Spirit (13-14) d. Hold fast to the teachings (15) e. God’s encouragement to strengthen hearts; in every good deed and word  (16-17)

Keep Busy Encouraging each other; don’t be idle (2 Thessalonians 3) a.  Pray for Gospel message to be spread and honored  (1) b. Pray for deliverance from wicked and evil people (2) c. Lord will direct your hearts into God’s love and perseverance  (3-5) d. Keep away from idle and disruptive (6) e. Follow the example of Paul; don’t be a burden on others (7-9) f. Rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat” (10) g. Idle and disruptive are busybodies need to settle down and earn their food (11-12) h.

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Counted Worthy of Calling	2 Thessalonians 1
Hold Fast and Stand Firm in Gospel	2 Thessalonians 2
Keep Busy Encouraging each other; don’t be idle	2 Thessalonians 3

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words

Be worthy followers, hold fast and busy encouraging in Christ

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT we are to be worthy followers living out our faith actively as an encouragement to our family in God

Specific Application Questions

1	How is Jesus being glorified in you?  Where are you growing more and more in the faith?
2	What ways are you being distracted and alarmed?  How can you be more steadfast to the Gospel when being distracted?
3	Are you a distraction or an encourager in faith?  How can you be actively encouraging in Christ?

Principles to Remember

1	Christ makes us worthy through His grace
2	Deepening faith comes through a Spirit filled life
3	The Lord will direct our hearts

Characteristic of God

Eternal Encouragement and Hope

Theme

Worthy followers are strengthened in the Spirit to be actively encouraging to God and others in the faith

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?