Author: Ash Clarkson

Paul’s previous sentences encouraged the Thessalonian Christians in their responsibilities toward God, by living to please God and not quench the work of the…

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 Parents spend a lot of time explaining how children should behave, especially towards other people. Towards their friends and classmates.…

After encouraging the Thessalonian congregation to love and support their leaders, Paul turned to the way in which individuals in the congregation, and the…

After encouraging us to look forward to Christ’s return with the knowledge that we are no longer under God’s wrath, Paul’s letter to the…

God calls us to vigilance and discipline against the sinful temptations in the world, as we await Christ’s return. We are to build each…

We too are children of the light. Being children of the light means being delivered from God’s judgement, and having the sure hope of…

From encouraging the Thessalonians to take heart that, whether dead or alive, Christians would rise from the dead or the earth to join Christ…

In this passage, Paul certainly does address the end times – specifically the return of Christ. But he does so with a purpose in…

Because showing love for one another is a vitally important part of being a Christian. For each other, as fellow adopted brothers and sisters…

The Thessalonian church, like ours today, was called to God’s standard of holiness. As people come to faith in Christ, or grow up in…

In Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, we come across another of Paul’s powerful prayers. It reveals Paul’s view on the power of God,…

While we long for, and pray for, God to grow our churches and make new converts and disciples, the truth is that biblical faithfulness…

Paul’s ministry did not preach a Christianity where trusting in Jesus solves all your problems, but where trusting in Jesus solves your biggest problem…

The word of God was proclaimed by men. It was written by men too, inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:15-16). It did…

In verses seven and eight, Paul described himself as being like a spiritual mother to the Thessalonian church, taking care of them, and showing…

Previously in this letter to the church at Thessalonica, Paul had emphasised how word of their imitation of him had reached his ears and…

What was important about that affliction was not so much the presence of it, but how they reacted. They did not grumble and complain…

Paul’s life certainly had its ups and downs, but Paul also recognised the need to give thanks for the good things God gave. One…

The letter to Thessalonica was a letter that was primarily from Paul, but also written on behalf of his fellow labourers in the Gospel,…