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  Paul's Courage Before Them - Part 1 Of 13 Series

  Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 3, 2003 (message contributor)

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  Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-2

  Denomination: Baptist

Summary: Having addressed the subject of Salvation and the Second Coming in the first chapter, Paul now turns to address Service and the Second Coming of Christ in chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

“Service and the Second Coming” - Part 1 of 13

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

"Paul’s Courage Before Them"

1 Thessalonians 2:1-2

I. Paul’s COURAGE before the Thessalonians. (vv. 1-4).

A. His APPROACH towards them was not in vain. (v.1) entrance was neither empty-handed nor fruitless 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Isaiah 55:11; Psalm 127:1; Isaiah 65:23; 1 Corinthians 15:10, 58; Philippians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 9

B. His AFFLICTION in boldly proclaiming the gospel. (v. 2) suffering Acts 5:41; 16:22-24, 37; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 12:2-3; Acts 4:13; Ephesians 6:19-20; Philippians 1:27-30; Jude 3