2 Thessalonians: It’s Tough but …. 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonica deals with a concern to clarify things concerning the Second coming of Jesus. Chapter 1 addresses this with three truths about faith. Faith grows in the soil of adversity. Faith instructs us that God will have the last word and faith finds it’s voice in prayer. Faith grows in the soil of adversity. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 Salutation: 1:1-2 Greeting from the Lord Jesus and Father. A greeting of grace and peace of God. Saints at Thessalonica was now filled with self......

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Struggling Fathers Genesis 42:1 – 43:15 It’s Father’s Day and it’s time to celebrate our fathers, men and boys in our Church! How many of you remember the “Leave it to Beaver” TV show? Most of you, know the show through reruns. The family was the Cleavers, husband/father was Ward who was married to June. June was a sweetheart that did house work in a dress and high heel! Two sons Walter and Theodore better known as Wally and the Beaver. There is no question that Ward was the foundation of the......

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Dealing with Mistreatment Genesis 39:20 – 41:57 There is something supernatural about enduring with patience harsh treatment for doing right. Mistreatment comes from family, friends, circumstances beyond your control and untrue statements which are impossible to correct. Joseph’s experience will help us when we experience mistreatment. When we are in terrible places, troubling dreams frighten us and finding at turning point. Terrible place Genesis 39:20 – 40:5 Prison: all prisons are not made of stone. Prisons can be emotional, mental and spiritual confining ourselves with depression and guilt. It’s a painful dark......

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Dealing with Temptation Genesis 37:3-11; 18-35; Genesis 39:1-20 The Irish poet Oscar Wilde wrote about temptation. “I can resist everything, except temptation and the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it” Scripture has included moments when the heroes of faith yielded, Noah, Moses, King David, Samson, Kings of Israel and Judah and Apostles. Only person who totally resisted temptations was our Lord Jesus, who by the way was tempted in every aspect of life. Temptation has many faces: materialism, authority, power, control of others and lusts of......

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 FINDING HOME Psalms 137:1-6; Romans 1:21-25; Revelation 3:15-19; Matthew 11:28-30 We pause to remember, as a Church and Nation, those who left their homeland and put on the uniforms of the military to defend freedom. Brave men and woman left home, family, careers and safety and gave their lives. Our freedom is precious and fragile. Franklin Roosevelt said, “Those who long enjoy such privileges that we enjoy in time that others have died to win them.” The Hebrews knew the pain of war and the experience of losing home. I am thankful......

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