The Powerful Message of the Apostle Paulby Dr. Paul Chappell
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 "For ye remember, brethren, our labour andtravail: for labouring night and day, because we would not bechargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father dothhis children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called youunto his kingdom and glory. For this cause also thank we God withoutceasing, because, when ye received the word of God, which ye heard ofus, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, theword of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."
In this passage, we perceive that Paul powerfully preached the Gospel message to the early Christians in Thessalonica. In verse nine, Paulsays, "…we preached unto you the gospel of God." Jesus Christ, Who shed His blood for the redemption of the world, must always be the central theme of our message.
We also notice that Paul boldly preached the Word of God in versethirteen, "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because,when ye received the word of God, which ye heard of us, ye receivedit not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God…."This is a bold assertion of the fact that Paul was the directrecipient of divine revelation.
Paul was saying that the early Christians did not receive the Word of God as coming from man. Theydid not sit around and question God's Word or scrutinize itsauthority. They realized that God sent His Word through the ApostlePaul.
As Christians, our message today is just as powerful as Paul's message was in the first century. Romans 1:16 states,"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God untosalvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first; and also to the Greek." Someone once said, "God said it, I believe it, that ettles it." No, God said it, that settles it, whether we believe it or not. God gave us His Word, and it is our responsibility to obey it and to share its message with the lost world.
I want to remind you today that we have a powerful, life-changingmessage! Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick andpowerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…." The Word of God hasthe power to change lives. It is more powerful than counseling sessions or worship concerts. It is more persuasive than political propaganda. here is power in God's Word. We must lift up the name of Jesus today and make Him known, for it is the message of God's Word that changes lives.
The Apostle Paul's desire was to see lives changed through thepreaching of God's Word. As you begin your day, my question to youis, "Will you boldly proclaim God's Word to your co-workers and friends today so that their lives may be changed by the power of theGospel?"
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 "For ye remember, brethren, our labour andtravail: for labouring night and day, because we would not bechargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father dothhis children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called youunto his kingdom and glory. For this cause also thank we God withoutceasing, because, when ye received the word of God, which ye heard ofus, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, theword of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe."
In this passage, we perceive that Paul powerfully preached the Gospel message to the early Christians in Thessalonica. In verse nine, Paulsays, "…we preached unto you the gospel of God." Jesus Christ, Who shed His blood for the redemption of the world, must always be the central theme of our message.
We also notice that Paul boldly preached the Word of God in versethirteen, "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because,when ye received the word of God, which ye heard of us, ye receivedit not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God…."This is a bold assertion of the fact that Paul was the directrecipient of divine revelation.
Paul was saying that the early Christians did not receive the Word of God as coming from man. Theydid not sit around and question God's Word or scrutinize itsauthority. They realized that God sent His Word through the ApostlePaul.
As Christians, our message today is just as powerful as Paul's message was in the first century. Romans 1:16 states,"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God untosalvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first; and also to the Greek." Someone once said, "God said it, I believe it, that ettles it." No, God said it, that settles it, whether we believe it or not. God gave us His Word, and it is our responsibility to obey it and to share its message with the lost world.
I want to remind you today that we have a powerful, life-changingmessage! Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick andpowerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…." The Word of God hasthe power to change lives. It is more powerful than counseling sessions or worship concerts. It is more persuasive than political propaganda. here is power in God's Word. We must lift up the name of Jesus today and make Him known, for it is the message of God's Word that changes lives.
The Apostle Paul's desire was to see lives changed through thepreaching of God's Word. As you begin your day, my question to youis, "Will you boldly proclaim God's Word to your co-workers and friends today so that their lives may be changed by the power of theGospel?"
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