Why Christ Community Bible CHURCH. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

Sermon Handout1 Thessalonians 1:2–10 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in ourprayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastnessof hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with fullconviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And you becameimitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that youbecame an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth fromyou in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. 9 For theythemselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve theliving and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from thewrath to come.