The Return Of The King | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Preacher: Jonathan Smith Pastor Jonathan is teaching through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica. This message comes from the 1 Thes 4:13 to 4:18. At this point in time, the Thessalonian church were worried about their fellow believers who had died, thinking because they had died before the return of Jesus that they would not be raised. Paul tells them their understanding is wrong. He encourages the believers in Thessalonika that those who died in Christ will rise in Christ, and that they have hope - a hope that others do not have. Pastor Jonathan says that we too have the same hope, however, he also tells us that it is perfectly ok to grieve for people we've lost - the bible itself has many verses depicting grief - but we do not need to grieve like people without hope. Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.