Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, June 26, 2022

More and More.Today, Billy Huneycutt is filling in for Pastor Michael. More and more is a loose term that came from a bible study that Billy was in, in the past.  More and more may not always be good in human terms but in God’s terms it is! In human terms we can do vices ‘more and more’ yet when we trust in the Lord we receive his blessings, ‘more and more’.  We struggle with ‘our’ ways; we like ‘our’ ways.  But God has asked us to follow Him.  So, therein lies the struggle.But even with sin, we cannot have so much sin that God cannot forgive.  Real freedom is in Christ as he does ‘more and more’ for us.It’s about following God, wholeheartedly and not let distractions pull us down.  It’s all about ‘more and more’!(CSB Baker Illustrated Bible Study Notes) The exhortation is that the Thessalonians “do this even more” (see 3:12 and 4:10)—that is, excel and be outstanding to an ever greater degree in that which they have learned and are doing.A commonplace in ancient letters was to remind the reader of what he or she already knew. In the same way, the apostles remind the Thessalonians of the fundamental teaching that has been handed over to them, which is not only doctrinal but moral (4:2). The authority behind this teaching is that of “the Lord Jesus.”Verses can be found today in 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8, Romans 5: 1-2, 2 Corinthians 3: 15 and Romans 12: 1-2.Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.