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1 Thessalonians 2:1-16
Key Verse 2:13 “And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.”
- How had they been “treated outrageously” in Philippi? (Acts 16:19–24) What “strong opposition” had they experienced in Thessalonica? (Acts 17:5) How did God bless Paul’s ministry in spite of these circumstances? (1; cf. Acts 16:40)
- How did Paul defend his ministry from false accusations (3-6a)? What motivated him to preach the gospel (4; Acts 9:15)? Why is it important to please God in ministry?
- What does it mean to care for people “as a nursing mother”? (7) Why is it important to share life together as well as the gospel message? (8)
- How else did Paul describe how his team lived while preaching the gospel in Thessalonica? (9-10) How did they treat the new believers there? (11-12)
- Why is it important to accept the word of God as it actually is (13; cf. 2Timothy 3:16)? What effect did this have on the Thessalonian church? (14)