Day 43 - Advice for Living in Community




Prayer Suggestion |

O God, whose blessed Son made himself
known to his disciples in the breaking of bread:
Open the eyes of our faith, that we may
behold him in all his redeeming work;
who lives and reigns with you, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer | Collects | Lectionarypage.net

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Bible in Time |

Wednesday | Easter Wednesday |

New Testament Study, Day 43 |

It’s 51 c.e./a.d.

Today - Day 43 | 1 Thessalonians 5

Next - Day 44 | Acts 18:1-5 | Revo. pp. 163 - 164
(Note Correction!)

Next Assignments Calendar

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Edwards has asked us to read
1 Thessalonians.


My Thoughts on Today’s Session -

Using New Oxford Annotated Bible 5th Edition
Notes.


Paul continues … in this final section of
the letter, he is giving “one-liner” advice for
the living in the community.

  • The Day of the Lord will come as a 

thief in the night … don’t worry about it.

  • You are children of light … act that way.

  • Be sober.

  • Put on the breastplate of faith and love.

  • Put on the helmet of hope and salvation.

  • God intends us for salvation.

  • Build each other up. (You’re doing this.)

  • Respect your church leaders.
    Value their work in Christ.

  • Correct idlers.

  • Encourage the faint-hearted.

  • Help the weak.

  • Be patient with all.

  • Take no revenge.

  • Seek always to do good for everyone.

  • Pray without ceasing.

  • Give thanks in all circumstances.

  • Do God’s will for you.

  • Do not quench the Holy Spirit.

  • Honor the words of prophets.

  • Test everything.

  • Hold fast to what is good.

  • Abstain from every form of evil.

  • Be blameless.

  • Pray for everyone before God.

  • Live God’s grace.

(1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 26)


Keep the faith, smile to all, forgive all.


Invite your friends to our journey.
Happy Eastertide!


In Christ,

Dave Eitland

deitland@gmail.com

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Note: “Revo.”, “Revolutionary”, “Edwards”
refers to our textbook “Revolutionary Bible
Study” by Gene Edwards,
ISBN 978-0-97975157-8,
© 2009.


Also used notes from the New Oxford
Annotated Bible, 5th Edition, © 2018.
(NOAB5)


Also used Mark Allen Powell, Introducing
the New Testament, 1st ed.,

1 Thessalonians, Chapter 19, pp. 370 - 385


Also using links to Biblegateway.com for
copy of the readings.

  • Use Right Arrow to get to the next
    chapter

Posted to blog - 4/7/2021

Picture Credit -

https://islandchristian.com/get-involved/smallgroups/


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