Ministers Serve the Church -- 1 Thess 2:1-12

God grants godly ministers to His Church to serve, support, and equip the congregations to advance the gospel of Christ. Paul was the most famous minister to serve multiple congregations in the earliest days of the Church's history. Often, he found himself needing to confront opponents who sought to discredit his ministry. That is exactly what he does in 1 Thessalonians 2-3.