FATHER AND LORD
Sunday Morning: July 30,
2000
Text: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-3
"Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus,
unto the church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2.
Grace unto you, and
peace, from
God
our
Father
and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
3. We are bound to thank God always
for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith
groweth
exceedingly [present active], and the charity of every one of you all toward
each other aboundeth
[present active];"
1 Thessalonians 1:4
"Knowing, brethren
[vocative case of address]
beloved
[vocative, case of address], your
election of God."
Malachi 1:6 "A
son honoureth his father,
and a servant his master: if then
I be a father,
where is mine honour?
and if I be a master, where is my fear?
saith the LORD of hosts unto you. . ."
1 Peter 1:17 "And if ye call on the
Father, who without respect of persons
judgeth according to every
man's work, pass the time of
your sojourning here in fear:"
PERSECUTIONS
2 Thessalonians 1:4
"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:"
2 Thessalonians 1:2
"Grace
unto you, and peace,
from God our Father
and the Lord
Jesus Christ.”
Acts 20:32 "And now, brethren,
I commend you to God, and to the word
of his grace, which is able to
build you up, and to give you an
inheritance
among all them which are sanctified."
2 Corinthians 12:9
"And he said unto me, My
grace is sufficient for thee: for
my strength is made perfect in
weakness. Most gladly therefore
will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest
upon me."
Romans 5:2 "By whom also
we have access by faith
into this grace wherein we
stand, and rejoice
in
hope
of the glory
of God."
Hebrews 4:16 "Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Romans 5:21 ". . . even so
might grace
reign
through righteousness unto [eis,
leading to]
eternal
[age] life by Jesus Christ our Lord."
Hebrews 12:28 "Wherefore we receiving a
kingdom which cannot be moved, let
us have grace, whereby we may
serve God acceptably
[well pleasing] with reverence and godly fear:"
Acts 13:43 ". . .many of the Jews and
religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them,
persuaded them to continue in the grace
of God."
Philippians 4:7 "And the
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus."
Colossians 3:15 "And let the
peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body;
and be ye thankful."
2 Peter 3:14 "Wherefore, beloved, . . .,
be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless."