تسالونيكي الأولى 4:2

Jesus made big promises to those who follow him: perfect peace, abiding joy, and supernatural power—but these promises often feel disconnected from our experience. How do we actually take ground in our spiritual growth? Pastor Justin Kendrick has written the book "Bury Your Ordinary" to teach seven spiritual habits that lead to explosive growth and how to develop them in your life. Dive into the seventh habit: Replication.

This plan will explore what the letter of 1 Thessalonians teaches us in four major areas. 1) WHO GOD IS: God’s character and nature 2) WHO WE ARE: the identity of humanity and/or believers 3) WHAT WE BELIEVE: core Christian doctrines 4) HOW WE LIVE: putting faith into action

We will continue our discussion comparing our lives as Christ-followers who are running “the race that is set before us” in Hebrews 12:1 with characteristics of running a physical race. In this study we will compare the “weights” we are urged to “lay aside” with hurdles we must clear to run our best race. There are five of them.

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Levi Lusko’s video study 1 & 2 Thessalonians: Keep Calm and Carry On from the 40 Days Through the Book series. In this study, bestselling author and pastor Levi Lusko guides you through these letters from Paul, revealing what the apostle’s words meant to his original readers and how they apply to you today.