1 & 2 THESSALONIANS: HOPE IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS

Welcome to 1 & 2 Thessalonians Resources!

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• 1 & 2 Thessalonians Study Tools

  • Identifying Idols Resource

  • Dramatic Reading - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24

  • Weekly Verse Song - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18

  • Weekly Verse Song - 1 Thessalonians 5:19-24

  • How to Use a Lexicon

  • Commentaries & Study Tools - Blue Letter Bible

  • Commentaries - English Standard Version Bible

  • Articles - GotQuestions.org

  • Maps & Study Tools - OpenBible

  • Maps - Bible Mapper

  • Articles and Sermons - The Gospel Coalition

  • Articles and Sermons - Ligonier Ministries

  • Articles and Sermons - Desiring God Ministries

• 1: 1 Thessalonians 1

  Book of 1 Thessalonians

  • Article - Who Wrote the Book of 1 Thessalonians (Got Questions)

  • Article - What is the History and Significance of the Church at Thessalonica (Got Questions)

  • Article - Thessalonica (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

  • Audio Overview - 1 Thessalonians (Chuck Swindoll - 57 min)

  • Map / Article - Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (Bible Mapper)

  • Video Overview - 1 Thessalonians (The Bible Project - 7 min)

  1 Thessalonians Chapter 1

  • Audio Overview - 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 1 (J. Vernon McGee - 1 hr)

  • Audio Overview - 1 Thessalonians, Chapters 1-3 (Chuck Smith - 1 hr 18 min)

  • Song - 1 Thessalonians 1 (Streetlights - 2 min)

  • Study Guide - 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1 (David Guzik)

  1 Thessalonians 1:1  Greeting

  • Article / Photos - Thessalonica (Bible Places)

  • Article - Who Was Silas? (Got Questions)

  • Article - Who Was Timothy? (Got Questions)

  • Article - 1 Thessalonians (R.C. Sproul)

  • Sermon - Identifying The Elect, Part 1 (John MacArthur - 55 min)

  1 Thessalonians 1:2-10  The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

  • Article - The Joy of Genuine Revival (Marshall Segal, Desiring God)

  • Sermon - The Impact of the Gospel (Allistair Begg - 34 min)

  • Sermon - Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Gospel with Power (Ligon Duncan - 31 min [Click “download” to play])

  • Sermon - Living in Light of Jesus’ Return: A Turn to God From Idols (Ligon Duncan - 34 min [Click “download” to play])

  • Sermon - How to Get the Gospel Across (Martyn Lloyd-Jones - 53 min)

  • Sermon - When God Comes to Church: A Living Church (Erwin Lutzer - 28 min)

  • Sermon - Identifying The Elect, Part 2 (John MacArthur - 47 min)

  • Sermon - Identifying The Elect, Part 3 (John MacArthur - 1 hr)

  • Sermon - Crime and Punishment (R.C. Sproul - 47 min)

• 2: 1 Thessalonians 2

  1 Thessalonians 2

  • Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2| (Enduring Word/D Guzik)

  • Podcast - 1 Thessalonians Chapters 1-3 Overview (Spoken Gospel) (56 min)

  • Worship - We Find Our Joy In You (Celtic Worship) (5 min) 

  • Worship - Crown of Rejoicing (Christadelphian Music/D Osborne (3 min)

  1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 Paul’s Ministry to the Thessalonians

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12| Four Features of Faithful Ministers (JN Rogers) (52 min)

  • Podcast - 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16| Leading Without Pretending (Wisdom International/S Davey) (10 min)  

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16| How to Identify Authentic Gospel Ministry (Downtown Cornerstone/A Sinnett) (50 min)

  • Video Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2:5-8, part 2| A Christ-Exalting Renunciation of Power (Look at the Book/J Piper) (12 min)

  • Video Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12, part 2| Whether Present or Absent, the Same Man (Look at the Book/J Piper) (11 min)

  • Video Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12, part 4| The Ongoing Miracle of God’s Calling (Look at the Book/J Piper) (12 min)

  • Article - 1 Thessalonians 2:13| God's Word at Work (Ligonier Ministries)

  • Article - 1 Thessalonians 2:13| Reflections (9marks.org/R Fullerton) 

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16| The Word at Work (Christ Covenant Church/K DeYoung) (45 min)

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16| The Word of God Is at Work in You (Desiring God/J Piper) (48 min)

  • Article - 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16| the Power of the Gospel at Work in You (Enjoying God/S Storms) 

  1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Paul’s Longing to See Them Again

  • Worship - 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20| You Are Our Glory (Praise Elohim) (4 min)

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20| Be Built Up (Calvary Nexus/B Zachary) (42 min)

  • Video Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20, part 1| Paul’s Extraordinary Affection for Believers (Look at the Book/J Piper) (10 min)

  • Video Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20, part 2| Who Is Paul's Joy - Christ or the Church? (Look at the Book/J Piper) (13 min) 

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20| Our Glory and Joy (Truth for Life/A Begg) (30 min) 

  • Article - 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20| You Are My Joy (Desiring God/D Mathis)

• 3: 1 Thessalonians 3

  1 Thessalonians 3 

  • Video - 1 Thessalonians Bible Project (7 min)

  • Commentary - Enduring Word 

  • Commentary - Blue Letter Bible

  • Commentary - Working Preacher

  • Song - 1 Thessalonians 3 by Streetlights

  1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 - Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

  • Video - Can the Gospel Come in Vain to the Elect (Desiring God) (12 min)

  • Video - The Messy Way to Know God’s Will (Desiring God) (13 min)

  • Sermon - Pastoral Care (Truth for Life/Allister Begg) (39 min)

  • Podcast - Destined for Affliction (Radical.net /David Platt) (5 min)

  1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 - Timothy’s Encouraging Report

  • Map - Paul’s Journey to the Thessalonians 

  • Article - Biblical Words and Theological Meanings: Sanctification as Consecration for Transformation (Gospel Coalition/Ben Dunson)

  • Article - Christlike Work in a Burnout Society (Gospel Coalition/Kyle Tucker)

  • Podcast - Standing Firm Together (Radical.net/David Platt) (4 min)

• 4: 1 Thessalonians 4

  Chapter 4

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 4 - Roger Carswell (31:11)

  • Article - Answers for the Thessalonians - Ligonier.org 

  • Video - Streetlights Remix - 1 Thessalonians (7:51)

  • Article - Book of 1 Thessalonians (Chapters 4 and 5) - Bible Project

  1 Thessalonians 4: 1-12 - A Life Pleasing to God 

  • Sermon - Battling the Unbelief of Lust (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8) - John Piper (31:49)

  • Article - Pleasing God More and More (1 Thessalonians 4:1-2)  

  • Article - Have Sex Like You Know God (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5) 

  • Sermon - Sexual Conduct (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8) - Kent Hughes (34:01)

  • Article - Called in Holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:6-7) - ligonier.com

  • Podcast - Brotherly Love (1 Thessalonians 4:9–10) - David Platt  (5:31) 

  • Podcast - Should Christians Start Revolutions or Just Live Quietly? (1 Thessalonians 4:11) | Desiring God 

  • Article - Why I’m No Longer Trying to Be Extraordinary (1 Thessalonians 4:11–12) 

  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - The Coming of the Lord

  • Podcast - Comfort in Times of Loss (1 Thessalonians 4:13) - David Platt (5:59) 

  • Article - What Is the Rapture? (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)  - RC Sproul

  • Article - The Dead in Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) - Keith Mathison

  • Sermon - A Coming King and His Confident Church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) - Bart Box (50:39) 

  • Article - The Return of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-16)   

• 5: 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11

  The Day of the Lord

  • Message Excerpt - Death Is but a Doorway (Desiring God) (5 min)

  • Sermon - Not Destined for Wrath (Desiring God) (27 min)

  • Sermon - You Are Not Appointed for Wrath (Desiring God) (47 min)

  • Article - How to Wait for Christ’s Return (Ligonier Ministries)

  • Article - Destined Not for Wrath but for Salvation (Ligonier Ministries)

  • Study Guide - 1 Thessalonians 5 (David Guzik)

  • Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5 (Blue Letter Bible)

  • Outline Clip - 1 Thessalonians 5 (Vernon McGee) (4 min)

  • Commentary - 1 Thessalonians 5 – Ready for the Day of the Lord (Enduring Word)

  • Sermon - Caught Up, Always With the Lord (David Guzik) (62 min)

  • Article - What does it mean that Jesus will return like a thief in the night? (Got Questions)

  • Cross Reference - 1 Thessalonians 5:1 (Open Bible Info)

  • Cross Reference - 1 Thessalonians 5:11  (Open Bible Info)

  • Article - God wants to use you to lift up others (Charles Stanley)

  • Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 (J. Vernon McGee) (26 min)

• 6: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

• 7: 2 Thessalonians 1

• 8: 2 Thessalonians 1

• 9: 2 Thessalonians 1

• 10: 2 Thessalonians 1