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powerpoint presentation designed by claro ruiz vicente http://clarovicente.weebly.com Adult Bible Study Guide Jul Aug Sep 2012 Adult Bible Study Guide Jul Aug Sep 2012
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Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide An Appeal Dear User…. This PowerPoint Show is freely shared to all who may find it beneficial. While intended primarily for personal use, some find it useful for teaching the lesson in church. There are those, however, who add illustrations, change background, adjust font size, etc. While their intention may be good, this is not right. Slide #1 says “designed by claro ruiz vicente.” For honest Christians, it is not necessary for another’s creation to be copyrighted in order to be respected. P LEASE U SE A S I S.
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Jon Paulien, Principal Contributor
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1 The Gospel Comes to Thessalonica 2 Preserving Relationships 3 Thessalonica in Paul’s Day 4 Joyous and Thankful (1 Thess 1:1–10) 5 The Apostolic Example (2:1–12) 6 Friends Forever (2:13–3:13) 7 Living Holy Lives (4:1–12) 8 The Dead in Christ (4:13–18) 9 Final Events (5:1–11) 10 Church Life (5:12–28) 11 Promise to the Persecuted (2 Thess 1:1–12) 12 The Antichrist ( 2:1–12) 13 Keeping the Church Faithful (2:13–3:18) 1 and 2 Thessalonians Contents
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1 and 2 Thessalonians Our Goal {5} We’ll get a glimpse into the life of an early Christian church and see some of the struggles and challenges that it faced, including the difficulties that arose from the fact that Christ had not yet returned.
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1 and 2 Thessalonians Lesson 9, September 1 1 and 2 Thessalonians Lesson 9, September 1 Final Events
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Key Text 1 Thessalonians 5:8 ESV “But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.”
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Final Events Initial Words {103} The focus shifts. Here Paul is not so much clarifying details about Jesus’ return as he is proclaiming the need for constant readiness in light of that return (and the judgment that it entails). Now that they understand better the nature of His return, the question is how to prepare for it.
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Final Events Quick Look 1. Certainty of Christ’s Return (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3) 2. Watchfulness for Christ’s Return (1 Thessalonians 5:6-8) 3. Edification for Christ’s Return (1 Thessalonians 5:9-11)
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Final Events 1. Certainty of Christ’s Return 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 NKJV “But concerning the times and the season…. You…know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
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1.Certainty of Christ’s Return Two Sides of Judgment {104} The biblical concept of judgment is broader than just threat, condem- nation, and execution. There is also a positive side. Simple everyday actions of mercy and kindness do not go unnoticed or unrewarded. God sees everything we do, whether positive or negative, and it all has meaning in the ultimate scheme of things.
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1.Certainty of Christ’s Return Sudden and Unexpected {105} “The day of the Lord” is a phrase found frequently in Old Testament judgment passages. It describes a decisive “end time” intervention by God, with a strong emphasis on the negative consequences of disobedience.
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1.Certainty of Christ’s Return Sudden and Unexpected {105} The end time is not the time to prepare for the end. The time for preparation is now. sudden unexpected inescapable The threefold combination of the day of the Lord, a thief in the night, and contractions just before birth all illustrate the same point: The second coming of Jesus will be sudden, unexpected, and inescapable for the wicked.
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Final Events 2. Watchfulness for Christ’s Return 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 NKJV “Therefore let us not sleep…let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
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2. Watchfulness for Christ’s Return Believer’s Advantage {106} The surprise will be tragic for those who are not ready. Some are unprepared because they don’t believe in the Second Coming; others because they think they can delay their preparation until events convince them that the end is near.
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2. Watchfulness for Christ’s Return Believer’s Advantage {106} Preparation for the Second Coming involves investing serious time in the Word of God. Preparation is the act of laying up treasure in heaven. Preparation is about a daily surrender to the Lord.
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2. Watchfulness for Christ’s Return Constant Watchfulness {107} 1. Sleep. Metaphor for spiritual laziness or lack of interest. 2. Soberness. To be thoughtful and careful in their reasoning from Scripture. 3. Soldier. To be awake and sober at all times, day and night. Soldiers need to exceed the norm when it comes to watchfulness.
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Final Events 3. Edification for Christ’s Return 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 NKJV “For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another….”
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3. Edification for Christ’s Return Encourage One Another {108} The wrath of God is not an irrational, impulsive rage. God’s ways are not our ways. The biblical concept of the wrath of God is more like a nation’s need for justice in relation to lawbreakers who abuse and oppress others. Those who persist in wickedness will be punished and destroyed.
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3. Edification for Christ’s Return Encourage One Another {108} God’s purpose for us is not “wrath” or punitive justice but grace and salvation. The wrath of God, rightly understood, was a reason for encouragement rather than fear. In Christ, we never need to face God’s wrath because, on the cross, Jesus faced it for us.
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Final Events Final Words {109} “The mass of professed Christians…are living for the world. Their faith has but little restraining influence upon their pleasures; while they profess to be children of the light, they walk in darkness and are children of the night and of darkness.”— Testimonies 1:404
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