God’s Blueprint For Churches

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

God’s Blueprint For Churches1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

•Proclaim the gospel proudly

God’s Blueprint For Churches1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

•Perform our work for Christ purely–The gospel must be pure.–The motives must be pure.–The methods must be pure.

God’s Blueprint For Churches1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

•Keep our behavior consistent–Prove to be gentle–Have genuine care–Model our message

God’s Blueprint For Churches1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

•Parent them into righteousness– Discipline them– Disciple them

• The encourager is like a cheer leader.• The comforter is like a nurse. • The one doing the urging is like a coach.

– Be patient with them.

God’s Blueprint For Churches1 Thessalonians 2:1-20

•The result:– They “received the word of God.”

•They became believers.

– They “became imitators of God’s churches.”•They became disciples.

– They became “our glory and joy”