scripture: 1 thessalonians 3:1-3:5

South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

June 14, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

We must pour ourselves into encouraging disciples to view suffering for Christ as normal so they will stand strong against the enemy.

I. Disciple-makers make sacrifices for the sake of strengthening disciples. (3:1)

We make sacrifices for what we value.

II. Disciple-makers encourage disciples to remain faithful in the face of persecution. (3:2-4)

Being caught off guard is a shortcut to defeat, but realistic expectations can help you stand firm and battle to the end.

Acts 14:21-22, John 16:33

III. Disciple-makers engage in spiritual battle for the benefit of disciples. (3:5)

Matthew 13:20-21

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Pastor Marc Sharp continues our study on the letters the apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians with what is, perhaps, an uncomfortable subject - tribulation and persecution. This is a central truth: If you are truly following Christ, you will not dodge the bullet of tribulation and persecution. Though the line between the two is often hard to discern, all will experience a little of both as we follow Jesus. What is the difference between them?

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