delighted to serve

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1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians 2:1-92:1-9

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7. 7. I wouldn’t know what to say I wouldn’t know what to say once the topic was raised.once the topic was raised.

8. I don’t know enough.8. I don’t know enough.

9. In our church’s tradition, we don’t 9. In our church’s tradition, we don’t talk about personal faith.talk about personal faith.

10. My church is more into teaching 10. My church is more into teaching and worship than evangelism.and worship than evangelism.

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2. I don’t have the gift of evangelism. It’s 2. I don’t have the gift of evangelism. It’s not my thing.not my thing.

3. I don’t have time right now.3. I don’t have time right now.

4. I’m afraid of what friends will think of 4. I’m afraid of what friends will think of me.me.

5. I’ll just live out my faith in front of my 5. I’ll just live out my faith in front of my friends; they’ll figure it out.friends; they’ll figure it out.

6. I don’t know how to bring up the topic.6. I don’t know how to bring up the topic.

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1. I don’t have any non-Christian friends.1. I don’t have any non-Christian friends.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-91 Thessalonians 2:1-9You know, brothers and sisters, that our You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. visit to you was not without results. 22We We had previously suffered and been treated had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. opposition. 33For the appeal we make does For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you.nor are we trying to trick you.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-91 Thessalonians 2:1-944On the contrary, we speak as those On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. but God, who tests our hearts. 55You know You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our mask to cover up greed—God is our witness. witness. 

1 Thessalonians 2:1-91 Thessalonians 2:1-966We were not looking for praise from any We were not looking for praise from any human being, not from you or anyone else, human being, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our prerogatives. have asserted our prerogatives. 77Instead, Instead, we were like young children among you.we were like young children among you.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-91 Thessalonians 2:1-9Just as a nursing mother cares for her Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, children, 88so we cared for you. Because so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. God but our lives as well. 99Surely you Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.we preached the gospel of God to you.

Because we Because we we we werewere to to

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PAUL’S MOTIVE AND PAUL’S MOTIVE AND METHODMETHOD

loved youloved you delighteddelighted

share the gospelshare the gospelour lives our lives

Doing  for people leads to 

and opens the door to hearing the  .

good deeds  good will Good News

OUR REALITY OUR REALITY TODAYTODAY

Small Group Small Group OpportunityOpportunity

• DDeveloping friendships eveloping friendships • DDiscovering storiesiscovering stories• DDiscerning next stepsiscerning next steps

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Now Now what?what?