As we travel through the book of 1 Thessalonians, we learn a great deal about Paul's new church plant in the large city of Thessalonica. The city was not in favor of churches of Jesus Christ, and persecuted believers. This was an extremely hard field of ministry!
This lesson concentrates on the creation of the chruch as His outreach arm to the world.
Every person lives for some purpose. Many live with short-sighted goals for money, for fame, or some worldly pursuit. But Paul tells us the...