by Justin White | December 11, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

You're not in it alone. This life of following Jesus, fighting against sin, and changing to be more like him was never intended to be a solo adventure. Paul highlights that in his letter to a new, young, inexperienced church. Check out 1 Thessalonians 4 verse 1:...

by Justin White | December 3, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

Check out Paul's prayer in 1 Thessalonians 3 verse 12: "And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we do for you." That’s the kind of love that God wants us to have for each other; an increasing and...

by Justin White | November 27, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

 In the beginning of 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul says that he was treated outrageously in Philippi. What happened in Philippi? Well, when Paul was there, there was this little girl who was demon possessed and some older men realized that they could make a lot of money off...

by Justin White | November 19, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

When Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church, the church was still young and small. It was incredibly diverse, and dirt poor. It seems like Paul would be writing to teach them, or correct them, or maybe to clear up some of the rumors he'd been hearing about what they'd...

by Justin White | November 12, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

Galatians 5:16 says this: "Walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh." We are going to have fleshly desires in life. Even as followers of Jesus, who have God the Holy Spirit living in us, we’re STILL gonna have fleshly desires....