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Faith, Hope, and Love are the utmost Christian virtues. We can learn, from the example of the Thessalonians, what it looks like to actively live these out: 1) Pursuing Joy in the midst of affliction—through the Word (work of faith). 2) Turning from idols, to God (steadfastness of hope). And 3) Serving God with our time on Earth (labor of love). All while remembering we can do these things by grace alone, through the power of the Holy Spirit—who convicts those loved by God, His chosen ones. Obediently pursuing these virtues will Glorify the name of God before outsiders, and encourage the Saints.

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1 Thessalonians Greeting 1 1 Paul, a Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the b Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: c Grace to you and peace. The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example 2 d We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly 1 e mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before f our God and Father g your work of faith and labor of h love and i steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, j brothers 1 loved by God, k that he has chosen you, 5 because l our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and m in the Holy Spirit and with full n conviction. You know o what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And p you became imitators of us q and of the Lord, for r you received the word in much affliction, s with the t joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord u sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth v everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of w reception we had among you, and how x you turned to God y from idols to serve the living and z true God, 10 and a to wait for his Son b from heaven, c whom he raised from the dead, Jesus d who delivers us from e the wrath to come.

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1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Paul, a Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the b Thessalonians

in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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c Grace to you and peace.

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d We give thanks to God always for all of you,

constantly 1 e mentioning you in our prayers,

remembering before f our God and Father

g your work of faith

and labor of h love

and i steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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For we know, j brothers 1 loved by God, k that he has chosen you,

because l our gospel came to you not only in word,

but also in power and m in the Holy Spirit

and with full n conviction.

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You know o what kind of men we proved to be among you

for your sake.

And p you became imitators of us

q and of the Lord,

for r you received the word in much affliction,

s with the t joy of the Holy Spirit,

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so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

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For not only has the word of the Lord u sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia,

but your faith in God has gone forth v everywhere,

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so that we need not say anything.

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of w reception we had among you,

and how x you turned to God

y from idols

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to serve the living and z true God,

and a to wait for his Son b from heaven,

c whom he raised from the dead, Jesus

d who delivers us from e the wrath to come.

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, [ a ] is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. (John 10:28-29)

In our prayers we remember your *actions* of faith, hope, and love before God. (How we give thanks)

(Why we give thanks) because he chose you....we know because you received the word in mich affliction, with joy, resulting in your faith going out everywhere.

God loves us, therefore he chooses us.

Because the word of God comes in the power of the Holy Spirit and with full assurance.

Because you received the word with joy in affliction, you became an example to believers.

Believers everywhere. Because people have heard about your obedience and love for God, that you are serving him and waiting for him.

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