1 Thessalonians 1 vv 1-5 The Real Deal

Thirty two minutes from https://twitter.com/WelshRev at https://www.facebook.com/TyrBugail for https://www.facebook.com/Grace.Wales.online and https://yGRWP.com on what Real Deal Christianity actually IS ...

Podcast notes

•Introduction

•Giving Glory to God for their genuine faith, vv. 2-3

•“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. 3 We remember before our God and Father your

•work produced by faith, your

•labour prompted by love, and your

•endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

| Observable phenomenon | Causal mechanism | Motivation
| Work | produced | faith
| Labour | prompted | love
| Endurance | inspired | hope in the Lord Jesus

•Giving Glory to God for their genuine conversion, vv. 4-5

•The grounds of it, v. 4 “For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you …”

•The evidence of it, v. 5a “because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction.”

•Conclusion