1. A Snapshot of Grace-Works from I Thessalonians
Scripture Reading:
I Thessalonians 1:1-10

2. Introduction
We are not saved by our good works. Good works should be the result of our salvation; works that have been previously prepared by God that we may order our daily lives in the realm of those works.

3. Introduction
The letters to Thessalonica, Greece provide a sample of those good works

4. Works of Self-Support I Thess 2:9 I Thess 4:11 II Thess 3:7-12
I Cor 4:12
I Thess 4:11
II Thess 3:7-12

5. Works of Sharing our Material Goods, Time, and Energy with Other Believers
Eph 4:28
Gal 6:10
Heb 6:10

6. Works of Demonstration of Eternal Life and Agape Love
I Thess 1:6-7
cf. I Thess 1:3
Work from faith
Labor from love
Patience from hope (cf vs 10)

7. Works of Demonstration of Eternal Life and Agape Love
II Thess 1:3-4
Growing faith
Increasing love
Patience in all persecution and affliction
Heb 10:34

8. Works of Communication of the Word of the Lord (“the Gospel of God”)
I Thess 2:2,4,8,9
Cf Rom 1:1 = all 3 tenses of salvation
Past-tense salvation
Present-tense salvation
Future-tense salvation

9. Works of Communication of the Word of the Lord (“the Gospel of God”)
I Thess 2:2,4,8,9
cf Rom 1:1 = all 3 tenses of salvation
I Thess 1:8-9 Past-tense salvation
initial salvation
I Thess 2: Present-tense salvation
By living out present-tense salvation in daily circumstances
I Thess 1:10, 2:19:20 Future-tense salvation
By living in expectation of Christ’s return

10. Conclusion OT works = Lev 19:8 NT works = Jn 13:34-35
“Love your neighbor as yourself”
NT works = Jn 13:34-35
“Love one another as I have loved you”