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1 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB
2:8 We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
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…And the staff shirt, if you can't see um on the front, it says very dear, and it has a like an actual deer, like a butt on it. But it comes from1 Thessalonians 2, verse 8, that says, We were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our lives as well. Not only the gospel of God, but also our…
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…So great was our affection to you that we determined to impart not just the gospel of God, but our very lives, because you were so dear to us.1 Thessalonians 2:1-8. As he writes to them, I don't know if you can hear the trepidation, the hesitancy, the concern for how his words were going to be received. He had…
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…see that. He lived out that example. He had a visible, he had a life that authenticated the gospel that he preached. Now, this isn't the only time.1 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 8. This is how he lived amongst the Thessalonians when he was there in Thessalonica. He said, So being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready…
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…and my dad on his knees by the bed, praying. His model. And it's the same thing. That's not just with your children, that's discipleship. Look at1 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 8. Paul talking about the to the church at Thessalonica. He says, So being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only…
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…And there's great unity around that. There's great fellowship and partnership around that. So much so that it causes us to use the language of1 Thessalonians 2 verse 8. This is such great language. It causes us to be affectionately desirous of one another. This is the language of Paul. He says, so being…
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…And if we're ever going to be involved in discipleship, we must first commit ourselves to fellowship. I love how the Apostle Paul expresses this in1 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 8. He said, We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our lives as well, because you had become…
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…for the Gospel. And when there is a church that says, we want to do that in all of life. We want all of life, not a part of our life. It looks like1 Thessalonians 2, verse 8. Paul said of the Thessalonians, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the Gospel of God but also our own…
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…says, Paul says, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. Paul was certainly tough, but he was also tender.1 Thessalonians 2, verse 8says, being affectionately desirous of you. Philippians 1, verse 8 says, I yearn for you all with the affections of Christ Jesus. Jesus was…
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…if you will go there with me. I just want to start out with a few of these build up verses and then eventually we're going to get to our main textfirst. Thessalonians, chapter 2, verse 8tells us something else about the sharing of the word of God with other people around us. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. And so there is this element…
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…Not marriage. Think of the many places in the New Testament where intimate fellowship is envisioned. Like 1 John, chapter 4, verses 7 to 21. Or1 Thessalonians, chapter 2, verses 6 to 8. Or Paul's famous love poem, 1 Corinthians, chapter 13. Love is patient. Love is kind. Or Jesus' farewell discourse to his friends in John, chapter…
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…us and built us up as a church this weekend. And as I was thinking about how you've served us this weekend, Andrew, this passage came to mind in1 Thessalonians 2, verse 8. So being affectionately desirous of you, we are ready to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our own selves, because you had…
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…and to live together. That's cost. And it's the same cost. And then third, a together people. Sharing the responsibility of being together. Right?1 Thessalonians 2, verse 8says, So being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God, but also our very selves. Because of…
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…Paul? How I yearn for you with all the affection of Christ Jesus. God knows, he says. Listen to what he says. He clarifies that same sentiment.1 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 8. Just listen to this verse. He said, So, Paul, being affectionately desirous of you, this is the church at Thessalonica. Same sentiment though.…
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…lot of sharing our lives with younger Christians sharing our lives with older Christians investing time together is what he meant. And Paul says in1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 8that because we love you so much we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. Paul shared the gospel of…
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…on verses 7 and 8. But to kind of build this context and help catch us up to where we are, let me just read the first eight verses of chapter 2. So1 Thessalonians 2, verses 1 to 8. If you're visiting with us this morning and you need a pew Bible in front of you, it's on page 986. It says this, For you yourselves know,…
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…is your family, love is your birthright. That again, when the church is your family, love is your birthright. Let's look at that together now from1 Thessalonians 2:5 to 12. I'll be reading here, as in your guys, from the ESV. For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed. God is…
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