A Walk to Fullness
1 Thessalonians 4 & 5
Introduction
 Chapter 1: Our faith, hope and love are
 examples
 Chapter 2: How preachers should act
 Chapter 3: The faithful abound in love
 Chapter 4: The Christian walk
 Chapter 5: Practical exhortations
Purpose of Walk – 4:1
 To please God
 To abound more and more
Steps Toward Sanctification
   Abstain from fornication (4:3)
   Posses vessel in honor (4:4)
   Defraud not (4:6)
   Be holy (4:7)
   Despise not (4:8)
   Love Brother (4:9)
   Study to be quiet (4:11)
   Do your own business (4:11)
   Work (4:11)
Steps Toward Example
 Walk honestly (4:12)
 Comfort one another (4:18)
 Not sleep, but watch and be sober (5:6)
 Edify one another (5:11)
 Esteem those that admonish (5:12-13)
 Warn them that are unruly (5:14)
 Comfort the feebleminded (5:14)
 Support the weak (5:14)
 Be patient (5:14)
 Follow good (5:15)
Steps Toward Spiritualism
   Rejoice evermore. (5:16)
   Pray without ceasing. (5:17)
   Give thanks for everything (5:18)
   Quench not the Spirit. (5:19)
   Despise not prophesyings. (5:20)
   Prove all things (5:21)
   Hold fast that which is good. (5:21)
   Abstain from all appearance of evil. (5:22)
Destinations
 so ye would abound more and more. (4:1)
 that ye increase more and more; (4:11)
 and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (4:17)
 whether we wake or sleep, we should live
 together with him. (5:10)
 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
 and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
 body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
 our Lord Jesus Christ. (5:22)

A walk to fullness in thessalonians

  • 2.
    A Walk toFullness 1 Thessalonians 4 & 5
  • 3.
    Introduction  Chapter 1:Our faith, hope and love are examples  Chapter 2: How preachers should act  Chapter 3: The faithful abound in love  Chapter 4: The Christian walk  Chapter 5: Practical exhortations
  • 4.
    Purpose of Walk– 4:1  To please God  To abound more and more
  • 5.
    Steps Toward Sanctification  Abstain from fornication (4:3)  Posses vessel in honor (4:4)  Defraud not (4:6)  Be holy (4:7)  Despise not (4:8)  Love Brother (4:9)  Study to be quiet (4:11)  Do your own business (4:11)  Work (4:11)
  • 6.
    Steps Toward Example Walk honestly (4:12)  Comfort one another (4:18)  Not sleep, but watch and be sober (5:6)  Edify one another (5:11)  Esteem those that admonish (5:12-13)  Warn them that are unruly (5:14)  Comfort the feebleminded (5:14)  Support the weak (5:14)  Be patient (5:14)  Follow good (5:15)
  • 7.
    Steps Toward Spiritualism  Rejoice evermore. (5:16)  Pray without ceasing. (5:17)  Give thanks for everything (5:18)  Quench not the Spirit. (5:19)  Despise not prophesyings. (5:20)  Prove all things (5:21)  Hold fast that which is good. (5:21)  Abstain from all appearance of evil. (5:22)
  • 8.
    Destinations  so yewould abound more and more. (4:1)  that ye increase more and more; (4:11)  and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (4:17)  whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. (5:10)  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (5:22)