by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE SECOND COMING SPELLS RELIEF FOR THE AFFLICTED BUT RETRIBUTION FOR OUR ANTAGONISTSI. (:6-7) THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD “For after all it is only just for God”Context: verse 5 – The Second Coming and its execution of the righteous judgment of God and...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN THE MIDST OF PERSECUTION MERITS A GOOD REPUTATIONI. (:3b) OBSERVABLE SPIRITUAL GROWTHA. In Faith – Growing in their relationship to God “because your faith is greatly enlarged”B. In Love – Growing in their relationship to one another “and...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD’S MINISTERS DESIRE GOD’S RESOURCES FOR GOD’S PEOPLEI. AUTHOR AND ASSOCIATESA. PaulB. SilvanusC. TimothyWhat was the nature of their relationship?Why are all 3 included in the Greeting if Paul wrote the letter?How were their backgrounds different, yet...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (:23-24) BENEDICTION — ANTICIPATE COMPLETE SANCTIFICATION AT THE LORD’S RETURN BECAUSE OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IN PRESERVING HIS SAINTSINTRODUCTION:Emphasis last week was on our responsibility to be discerning – in doctrinal areas and in moral areas so...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ENCOURAGE AND VALUE THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHILE EXERCISING CAREFUL DISCERNMENT THAT PROMOTES GODLY MORALITYINTRODUCTION:Illustration: I want you to think about a NASCAR driver. Maybe you have someone you like in mind … but even if you think the...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: 3 PERPETUAL PRACTICES TO ENSURE SPIRITUAL VITALITY AND DEVOTIONINTRODUCTION:We are going to introduce today’s message with a creative skit. Not something we have done before … but if we can keep a straight face … should be effective for our topic for today...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE HEALTH AND PEACE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH DEPENDS UPON EACH MEMBER FULFILLING 4 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES THAT GOVERN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER –4 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTAINING HEALTHY CHURCH RELATIONSHIPSINTRODUCTION:Paul has charged church...
by Paul Apple | Apr 13, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: CONVICTION REGARDING GOD’S PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE KEEPS US SPIRITUALLY ALERT INTRODUCTION: (Two-Part message) As a baseball and softball coach for the Christian Athletic Association, we started the young kids off with the very basics. With respect to...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: CONVICTION REGARDING GOD’S PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE GIVES HOPE FOR THE BEREAVED GOD’S FORMULA OF COMFORT: KNOWLEDGE + FAITH GIVES HOPE KNOWLEDGE + FAITH = CONVICTION CONVICTION GIVES HOPE INTRODUCTION: Very simple passage on the surface if you...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GROWING DISCIPLES MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLEASING GODINTRODUCTION:There is a complacency that can settle over the Christian life when we have a sense that we are doing OK. We understand God’s demands on our life. We have not rebelled against God’s...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: 15 PRINCIPLES REINFORCING SANCTIFIED SEX – PART ONEINTRODUCTION:The Apostle Paul directs his thoughts particularly to men here – but all can listen in and benefit from the principles. It is significant that he chooses this topic of appropriate sexual...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:17 – 3:13) PRESSING ON TO MATURITY — CHURCH PLANTERS FEELTHE BURDEN OF ENCOURAGING THEIR DISCIPLES TO MATURITYINTRODUCTION: Today we are finishing a four part series from 1 Thess 2:17 – 3:13 about Pressing on to Maturity. The Apostle Paul went to...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:17 – 3:13) PRESSING ON TO MATURITY — CHURCH PLANTERS FEELTHE BURDEN OF ENCOURAGING THEIR DISCIPLES TO MATURITYINTRODUCTION: This past week has been a flurry of graduation activities – Julie graduating from HS along with her homeschool soccer...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:17 – 3:13) PRESSING ON TO MATURITY — CHURCH PLANTERS FEEL THE BURDEN OF ENCOURAGING THEIR DISCIPLES TO MATURITYINTRODUCTION: Where are you looking for security? Job? Health? Friends? Family? Co-laborers in the gospel? Why do we call some people...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:17 – 3:13) PRESSING ON TO MATURITY — CHURCH PLANTERS FEEL THE BURDEN OF ENCOURAGING THEIR DISCIPLES TO MATURITYINTRODUCTION:How many ministries have you seen where there was a huge disconnect between evangelism and discipleship? Where there was an...
by Paul Apple | Apr 12, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE DYNAMIC POWER OF GOD’S WORD PRODUCES GODLINESS IN BELIEVERS THAT PROVOKES PERSECUTION — LEADING TO TWO VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES: – ENDURANCE FOR BELIEVERS – WRATH FOR THE PERSECUTORSINTRODUCTION:How have you been persecuted this...
by Paul Apple | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:7-12) 3 ROLE MODELS OF UNSELFISH SERVANT LOVE THAT PICTURE PROPER CONDUCT IN THE MINISTRYINTRODUCTION:Father’s Day comes early for us. We already had our Mother’s Day message … now Paul is going to point to the analogy of a father’s role to teach us more...
by Paul Apple | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:7-12) 3 ROLE MODELS OF UNSELFISH SERVANT LOVE THAT PICTURE PROPER CONDUCT IN THE MINISTRYINTRODUCTION:Importance of spiritual leaders providing the proper role model so that we can say as the Apostle Paul did: Imitate me as I imitate Jesus Christ.TODAY:...
by Paul Apple | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: (2:1-12)SUPERNATURAL BOLDNESS IN CHURCH PLANTING VALIDATES AUTHENTIC MINISTRY WHEN BASED ON PURE MOTIVES AND PROPER CONDUCT (THE MARKS OF SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH PLANTERS)INTRODUCTION:Ideally, our spiritual leaders should be the best role models in our life. It...
by Paul Apple | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: SUPERNATURAL BOLDNESS IN CHURCH PLANTING VALIDATES AUTHENTIC MINISTRY WHEN BASED ON PURE MOTIVES AND PROPER CONDUCT (THE MARKS OF SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH PLANTERS)INTRODUCTION:As we reach the end of our first month of attempting to plant a church and as we...
