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1 2 Thessalonians

• Please join me in a word of prayer as we begin
  this weeks study of
• 1 Thessalonians 12-3

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1Th 12-3 We give thanks to God always for all
of you, making mention of you in our prayers
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and
labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and
Father,. (Emphasis added)
We will be examining 4 points in these 2 verses
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1Th 12-3 We give thanks to God always for all
of you, making mention of you in our prayers
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and
labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and
Father, (Emphasis added)
Pray, Prayer, Praying Prayed mentioned 126
times in the N.T.
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making mention of you in our prayers
A crucial part of a complete discipleship
Eph 618 With all prayer and petition pray at
all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,
be on the alert with all perseverance and
petition for all the saints, (Emphasis Added)
What THIS is he speaking of here?
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THIS

• THIS is referring to putting on the full armor
  of God.
• Keeping THIS in mind was absolutely necessary
  for the Thessalonian believers to correctly
  successfully walk out their faith in Jesus
  Christ.
• THIS for the Thessalonians is the same THIS
  for us today, September 26, 2009

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Prayer
G4335 p??se??? proseuche from G4336
prayer In the letter to the Ephesians there are
155 verses , 31 deal with prayer. Historical
background Ephesian Christians were gentile
converts who dealt with occultic practices and
fear of demonic activity constantly in their past
unsaved life.
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Prayer as armor

• It is not considered a separate piece of the
  armor, but saturates the whole of the armor.
• It is the armors effectiveness.
• It is our communication with the commander of the
  battle who activates the armor.
• Prayer has a fullness Its not just petition.
  Eph 618 With all prayer and petition pray

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Connecting the Thessalonian DOTS
Eph 618 With all prayer and petition pray at
all times in the Spirit, and with this in view,
be on the alert with all perseverance and
petition for all the saints, (Emphasis Added)
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1Th 12-3 We give thanks to God always for all
of you, making mention of you in our prayers
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and
labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and
Father, (Emphasis added)
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Work

• G2041 e????? ergon er'-gon
• From e???? ergo (a primary but obsolete word
  to work) toil (as an effort or occupation) by
  implication an act - deed, doing, labour, work.

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Of Faith

• G4102 p?st?? pistis pis'-tis
• From G3982 persuasion, that is, credence moral
  conviction (of religious truth, or the
  truthfulness of God or a religious teacher),
  especially reliance upon Christ for salvation
  abstractly constancy in such profession by
  extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth
  itself - assurance, belief, believe, faith,
  fidelity.

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Faith..that works

• Rom 117 For in it the righteousness of God is
  revealed from faith to faith as it is written,
  "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
• Heb 114 By faith Abel offered to God a better
  sacrifice than Cain.

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Faith.that works!

• Jas 218 But someone may well say, "You have
  faith and I have works show me your faith
  without the works, and I will show you my faith
  by my works."
• Jas 226 For just as the body without the spirit
  is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

NOTE Martin Luther wanted to throw this book out
of the Bible.
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Faiththat works!

• 1Th 18 For the word of the Lord has sounded
  forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia,
  but also in every place your faith toward God has
  gone forth, so that we have no need to say
  anything. (Emphasis Added)

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1Th 12-3 We give thanks to God always for all
of you, making mention of you in our prayers
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and
labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and
Father, (Emphasis added)
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Labor

• G2873 ??p?? kopos kop'-os
• From G2875 a cut, that is, (by analogy) toil (as
  reducing the strength), literally or
  figuratively by implication pains - labour,
  trouble, weariness.

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Love

• G26 a??ap? agape ag-ah'-pay
• From G25 love, that is, affection or
  benevolence specifically (plural) a love feast
  - (feast of) charity (-ably), dear, love.

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Labor of Love

• Loving the unlovable (imitators of us and the
  Lord - 1 TH 16)
• Loving with Gods love (gone forth - 1 TH
  18)
• An Intense love for Jesus (exemplified by their
  grieving over missing the rapture - 1 TH. 413)

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1Th 12-3 We give thanks to God always for all
of you, making mention of you in our prayers
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and
labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and
Father, (Emphasis added)
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Steadfastness

• G5281 ??p?µ??? hupomone hoop-om-on-ay'
• From G5278 cheerful (or hopeful) endurance,
  constancy - enduring, patience, patient
  continuance (waiting).

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Hope

• G1680 e??p?? elpis el-pece'
• From e??p? elpo which is a primary word (to
  anticipate, usually with pleasure) expectation
  (abstract or concrete) or confidence - faith,
  hope.

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Steadfastness of Hope

• Hope in what ?
• What is the major theme in both letters to the
  Thessalonian believers ?
• What is the Hope of every believer ?

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Faith
They ALL Work in Concert
Love
Hope