Introducing 1 Thessalonians

The Cost of the Gospel vs. the Worth of Following Christ

The New Testament book of 1 Thessalonians is one written to a small church plant in first century Greece. Over the past year, we’ve reviewed the message of the prophets and beheld God’s miraculous fulfillment of the prophets in Christ. We’ve also considered the glories that await us through the return of Christ and the age to come. Yet as we remain in between Jesus’ first and second coming, we wait. And while we wait, the Christian life can seem downright mundane despite the glorious realities spoken of in Scripture. The book of 1 Thessalonians, however, will teach us to see the miraculous in the mundane.

In the first sermon of this series, Jeff Schlieder preached from 1 Thessalonians 1:1 to identify the miraculous nature of our conversion and the astounding implications of having been recipients of “grace and peace”.

Listen to this Sunday’s sermon here.