The Insider:  I Thessalonians 1                                                 

                           

 

Objectives: (in light of 2 Timothy 3:16)

·         To learn about the specific behaviors Paul and his team demonstrated to the Thessalonian church to share

the Gospel and to build community among the believers

·         To learn about the behaviors that the Thessalonian church demonstrated to each other and to Paul and his

team

·         To learn some prayer themes Paul used in his prayers for the church

·         To spend time in prayer, using what we've learned

 

Context:

 

Message:  (Impacts, Circumstances, Responses,                    Measures/Marks, Themes, etc.)	Messengers:  (Who, Approach, Before/After, Specific Behaviors, etc.)

 

"Stand-Out" Verses

The Insider:  I Thessalonians 2

 

Objectives: (in light of 2 Timothy 3:16)

·         To learn about the specific behaviors Paul and his team demonstrated to the Thessalonian church to share the

Gospel and to build community among the believers

·         To learn about the behaviors that the Thessalonian church demonstrated to each other and to Paul and his

team

·         To learn some prayer themes Paul used in his prayers for the church

·         To spend time in prayer, using what we've learned

 

Context:

 

Message:  (Impacts, Circumstances, Responses,                    Measures/Marks, Themes, etc.)	Messengers:  (Who, Approach, Before/After, Specific Behaviors, etc.)

 

"Stand-Out" Verses

The Insider:  I Thessalonians 3

 

Objectives: (in light of 2 Timothy 3:16)

·         To learn about the specific behaviors Paul and his team demonstrated to the Thessalonian church to share

the Gospel and to build community among the believers

·         To learn about the behaviors that the Thessalonian church demonstrated to each other and to Paul and his

team

·         To learn some prayer themes Paul used in his prayers for the church

·         To spend time in prayer, using what we've learned

 

Context:

 

Message:  (Impacts, Circumstances, Responses,                    Measures/Marks, Themes, etc.)	Messengers:  (Who, Approach, Before/After, Specific Behaviors, etc.)

 

"Stand-Out" Verses

Paul's Prayers:  I Thessalonians 1  (Type - Application, Supplication, Thanksgiving, etc, Theme, Specifics, How Often)

 

Paul's Prayers:  I Thessalonians 2 (Type - Application, Supplication, Thanksgiving, etc, Theme, Specifics, How Often)

 

Paul's Prayers:  I Thessalonians 3  (Type - Application, Supplication, Thanksgiving, etc, Theme, Specifics, How Often)

 

 

Prayer Time:

 

·         Spend some time offering Thanks to God for this community and church, Who He is, How He is working in

our group

 

 

·         Pray for the relationships we have with each other in the group. 

 

§         What are each other's needs? 

 

§         Pray that our love for each other will increase.

 

§         Pray that God will lead us (through His Word, our prayer time, and lives) to how we live lives

worthy of God.

 

§         Pray for wisdom on how we can encourage, comfort and urge each other to righteous living. 

 

§         Pray that God through His Spirit and Word will convict us of where we are not living righteously

and give us wisdom on how we live with each other - how we respond to what we are learning

about Paul and the Thessalonian church.