A Study of First Thessalonians 4: 13-18 & 5

Join our St. John the Baptist Bible Study, as we conclude our journey through St. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians with the fourth and fifth chapters. In this session, we reflect on Paul’s call to holiness in our daily lives, his teaching on the hope of the resurrection, and the importance of vigilance, prayer, and thanksgiving as we await the coming of the Lord.If any of these topics interest you, be sure to stream this week’s session.Orthros begins every Sunday at 8:30 a.m., followed by Divine Liturgy at approximately 9:45 a.m.Learn more about our community:https://www.saintjohnthebaptist.org/Looking for a parish near you?https://www.goarch.org/parishesSources used in this study:Contemporary The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians  (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT))⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Link]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Link]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PatristicsHomilies on Select Epistles of St. Paul: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Link]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The New Testament Commentaries of Saint Theophylact of Ohrid, Volume 3: An Orthodox Patristic Interpretation of Galatians, Ephesians, … John, Jude (Orthodox Christian Publications)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Link]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Commentary on the Letters of St. Paul, Vol. 2⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[Link]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠