Month: June 2018

We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible phase by phase.
We start the Gospels, with Mark
presenting Jesus as the Servant
who gave his life for mankind.
Luke presents Him as the perfect
Son of Man saving the lost.
Matthew presents Jesus as the
Christ, Israel’s messianic King.
And John presents Jesus as
Son of God offering eternal life.
We have also covered Acts which
chronicles Growth of the church.
And in Galatians, we see the
Spirit’s call of Christians toward
Faith and Freedom in Christ.

Next, we continue into 1 Thess.
Prosperous, prominent and
thoroughly pagan, the seaport
city of Thessalonica first heard
the gospel on Paul’s second
missionary journey. A dynamic
fellowship developed there,
becoming a continual joy to Paul.
And he writes 1 Thessalonians
to encourage them. They were
being persecuted and he urges
them to persevere. Their city is
full of sensual temptation and
he exhorts them to hold to
Christian standards. Finally he
corrects some misunderstanding
about the return of Christ.

As the believers face growing
persecution, Paul writes 2 Thess
to encourage them that God’s
judgment will eventually bring
about justice. He dispels the
rumour that the Day of the Lord
has already come as some thought.
They had concluded that they
we’re living in the tribulation and
had quit their jobs. Paul exhorts
them to return to work and stop
burdening the body of Christ.
Instead they are to take advantage
of the time they have and be
not weary in well doing before
Christ returns.

We will cover the two letters to
the Thessalonians in one weekend.
Lookout for the exposition and
be strengthened in our faith and
be prepared for the Lord’s Return.
Blessings/chris

We have been Chronologically
covering the Bible phase by phase.
We start the Gospels, with Jesus
presented as the Servant in Mark,
the perfect Son of Man in Luke,
Israel’s messianic King in Matthew
and the Son of God in John gospel.
We have also covered Acts which
chronicles Growth of the church.
In Galatians, Paul urges Christians
toward Faith & Freedom in Christ.
In 1&2 Thess, Paul encourages
the church to persevere in midst of
persecution & ahead of 2nd coming

Next,we continue into 1 Corinthians.
In NT times, Corinth was known
as the commercial hub of southern
Greece. But it was also infamous
as a centre of immorality. Despite
that, Paul established a church
there near the end of his second
missionary journey (Acts 18).
Though the church was in Corinth,
Corinth was also in the church,
infecting its fellowship and witness.
Paul recognises the gifts and
strengths of the church, but he also
deals decisively with the problems
plaguing it.His goal is that all things
be done decently & in order (14:40)

After his first letter, Paul’s teaching,
character and motives were
brought under attack by some.
Paul then writes 2 Corinthians
to set forth his credentials and
vindicate his conduct, thanking
those who support him and
appealing to the rebellious minority
The book is autobiographical,
offering glimpses into the life
of Paul found nowhere else
in scripture: his preconversion
background, his visions from God,
his thorn in the flesh and his
persecution for the cause of Christ

We will cover Paul’s two letters to
the Corinthians over 2 weekends.
Lookout for the exposition (and
with personal scripture reading) to
better understand the importance
of unity in the church, the Christian
approach to problem solving & be challenged how to Live For Christ
in a cosmopolitan & corrupt society.
Blessings/chris