SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Give Thanks in All Circumstances!

Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

(Background: 1 and 2 Thessalonians)

1. Fill the blanks:

(1) The senders of both epistles are: ________, _______, and ______. The recipients are: ______________________________.

(2) The believers in the church of Thessalonica became a ________ to all the believers in Macedonia and Acaiah.

2. Compare 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 with 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4. In 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 the Apostle Paul thanked God, remembering their "faith," "love," and "hope" in the Lord. However, in 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, which one of these three is missing? Why might the Apostle have dropped that out? (Cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17)

3. Match column A with Column B by drawing a line between related ideas:

Column A          Column B

Faith*          * Inspires endurance

Love*          * Produces work

Hope*          * Prompts labor

4. True or false?

____ Faith is faith in the gospel

____ Faith is faith in God

____ Faith is faith in the word of God

5. Read 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 and compare this passage with 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. How did the Apostle Paul come to know that the members of the church of Thessalonica were "loved" by the Lord? Why did the Lord God love them that way? (2Th 2:14)

6. True or false?

____ Hope [inspires us to] wait for [God's] Son [to come again] from heaven.

____ Hope refers to the hope to be saved from the coming wrath.

____ Hope refers to the hope for each believer to be with the Risen Jesus in a resurrected body forever.

7. Memorize 1Th 5:8. How can we give thanks to God in "all" circumstances? Why should we give thanks to God in all circumstances?