Author Archives : Rev. David Scott

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
Again the text is 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18…
This morning we looked at the comfort that believers can find in the promise of the Lord’s return, and our being raised up with Christ on that day, together in…

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
This morning we’re looking at 1 Thessalonians chapter four, verses 13-18. As I mentioned last Sunday, we’ll be in this text again in the evening service. A quick word about the difference between the two s…

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
We said this morning the pursuit of holiness demands an all-out, 100% effort, fueled by the power of the cross and the resurrection, the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, who has given us new hearts and…

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
We’ve been away from 1 Thessalonians for a few weeks, but now we’re picking it back up at the beginning of chapter four. I made a change after the bulletin was printed, so rather than looking at vv.9-12 th…

By now you’ve become familiar with the basic historical setting for this letter. Paul and Silas and Timothy had preached the gospel in Thessalonica around AD 49 or 50, and a new church was formed – comprised of a few Jews, a large number of God-feari…

The text before us this evening is 1 Thessalonians chapter three, verses 6-10. I was originally planning for us to finish the chapter tonight, but there are several ideas here I wanted us to look at more closely, so we’ll take verses 6-10 this evenin…

Our text is 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 and verse 17 up through chapter 3, verse 13. We’re going to take two weeks on this section, looking up through chapter 3, verse 5 this evening, and then verses 6-13 next Lord’s Day evening.
Remember that Paul,…

We continue in our series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, and we come to chapter two, verses 13-16. In the opening 12 verses of this chapter we saw Paul’s deep conviction that he had been entrusted with this sacred stewardship to preach …

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
We continue in our series on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. We come to chapter 2, and the first 12 verses.
Remember that Paul, Silas and Timothy had taken the gospel to this city about 15-20…

SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENT & INTRODUCTION
The Scripture reading is First Thessalonians chapter one. This is the first in a series of six evening sermons on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, which will probably take us to the end of chapter…