Living with Hope

SERIES: FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPIRIT’S SWORD

MESSAGE: Living with Hope

TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:9–18

DATE: November 5, 2023

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. What you know. (Vv. 9–10)

1. He loved us first. (John 3:16; 1 John 4:19)

2. He laid down His life. (John 10:15–18; 1 John 3:16)

3. He died for sinners. (Rom. 5:8; 1 John 4:7–11)

4. He forgave us our sins. (1 John 4:11–16)

2. How you live. (Vv. 11–12)

1. Lead a quiet life.

2. Mind your own business.

3. Work with your hands.

4. Provide for your family.

3. What you believe. (Vv. 13–14)

1. Revelation: We have God’s truth. (V. 15a)
   (1 Cor. 15:51–54; John 5:24–29; John 11:21–27; 1 Cor. 15:12–23)

1. Return: Christ is coming again. (Vv. 14–15)
   (James 2:26; 2 Cor. 5:8; 1 Cor. 15:51–59)

1. Resurrection: The Christian dead will rise. (V. 16)
   (1 Cor. 15:35–44; Phil. 3:20–23)

1. Rapture: Living believers caught up. (V. 17)
   (1 Thes. 1:10; 5:9–11)

1. Reunion: Christians forever with the Lord. 
   (Vv. 17–18; 1 John 3:1–2; Rom. 8:17–19)