This document discusses a passage from Paul's letter to the Thessalonian believers praising them for their growing faith and abundant love for one another despite enduring persecutions and hardships. Paul boasts of them to other churches for their patience and enduring faith during trials, seeing it as evidence that they will be counted worthy of God's kingdom for which they suffer.

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We are bound to thank God always for
you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your
faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every
one of you all abounds toward each
other, 4 so that we ourselves boast of you
among the churches of God for your patience
and faith in all your persecutions and
tribulations that you endure, 5 which
is manifest evidence of the righteous
judgment of God, that you may be counted
worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you
also suffer;

2. • In the beginning, God created all things in
order that we could utter our praises to Him
in return. Just one year, there are lots of
opportunities that we could express our Joy.
Some
of
these
are
anniversaries
(Church, Wedding), birthday of your Grand
parents, Parents, your spouse, Children's
and your self.
• December was a month that design by
God, that all creatures will remember Him

3. •After this message, the
listeners will be able to
compare between temporary
joy to eternity.

4. Apostle Paul emphasized to the
Thessalonian believers the joy on
earthly pleasures to eternity. He gave
an examples that we should imitate
how we will live our lives meaningful
and full of Joy while we are here on
earth?
Is this part in your dreams in life
that before you die, you can say to
your self I'm happy of my life, I'm
ready to go back to God?

5. THE WISED AND
RICHEST KING
SOLOMON
• He owns everything
yet he says that the
pure joy is not on
material things.
• Ecclesiastes 1;14
• I have seen all the
things that are done
under the sun; all of
them
are
meaningless,
a

6. •Happiness was
categorized in two
groups!
•I; Temporary- this refers
to the joy while we are here
on earth. Everything is
temporary.
•II; Permanent- this refers

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We are bound to thank God
always for you, brethren, as it
is fitting, because your faith
grows exceedingly, and
the love of every one of
you all abounds toward

8. On this picture, we
can’t say that the mango tree
is healthy unless we can see
and taste its fruits.
They same things, we
can’t say that our faith
abound unless we have fruits
spiritually.
Spiritual fruits refers to
the persons who serve the
Lord because we share them
the gospel.

9. On this picture, this
man pushed the rock with his
own might. Why this man
pushed it? May be, because
some one commanded him
or it might be his duty to
pushed it.
Abounding
in
love
means, that we do the things,
not to please anyone, we are
not force, but because its our
conviction, and we do it from

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so that we ourselves boast
of you among the churches of
God for your patience and
faith in all your persecutions
and tribulations that you
endure,

11. • Jesus knows that, in the
road,
towns,
in
destination they would
encountered trials.
• It is God’s designed to set
someone as our partner
to help us.
• During trials, it is our part
to help those who are in
need in order for them to
persevere.

12. Church
Effort exertedwe will receive
our salary in
heaven.
Which
one
would
you
prefer?
Secular
Effort exertedthey will be
paid at the
end of the day
or month.

13. Temporary
Joy
Permanent
Joy
• 4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the
churches of God for your patience and faith in
all your persecutions and tribulations that ye
endure:
• 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous
judgment of God, that ye may be counted
worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye

14. We can’t offer him our money
because he owns everything nor our
accomplishments because He gives you
wisdom and ability enables you to
reached your dreams in life. We don’t
have things to be proud of on the day of
his return.
in heaven all people will be
happy, receiving their crowns, hugging
their love ones and praising the Lord.

15. • Today, I will conclude this sermon
by giving you this simple phrases
that apostle Paul wrote, “We are
bound to thank God always for
you, brethren…, because your
faith grows exceedingly, and the
love of every one of you all
abounds toward each other.
• God bless and may our joy
complete
as
we
celebrate
Christmas.