First Community Church 05.12.24 Glen Miles -Sermon Series Somehow Love Will Find a Way Part 2

Part 2 in the Sermon Series Somehow Love Will Find a Way Love is Our Hope The sermon is also inspired by Paul's letter to the church in Thessalonica. He is very impressed by the Thessalonian Christians and their "work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in Jesus." Those three words, faith, hope, and love, are also found in Paul's other letters, most notably in 1 Corinthians 13. This letter is dated around 51 CE, making it the earliest Christian writing. Before Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote their gospels, this document was circulated in the Mediterranean. As you can see from the quote above, faith, hope, and love were critical elements in the beginning days of the church.