1 Thessalonians 2:7
even though as apostles of Christ we could have made our weight felt. Instead we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother who holds her own children close.
Treated in 8 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7–8
…over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.” Chapter 3 — George Herbert 1 Thessalonians 2:7–8 — “Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you. Because we loved…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7–8
…we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well” (1 Thessalonians 2:7–8, NIV). This sharing of life — not merely of information — was, Herbert believed, what…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
John Newton — The Former Slave Trader Who Shepherded with Grace cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7
…Paul described: “We were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children” (1 Thessalonians 2:7, NIV). This gentleness was not the gentleness of someone who had never known real…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 1 Thess. 2:7
…Cor. 2:4; and of his “affectionate and tender love,” as of a nurse towards her children, 1 Thess. 2:7, 8: “But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children; so, being…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
Everybody’s Mother cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
…gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.” — 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, ASV What She Left When Mary Slessor died, the churches she had begun along the Enyong…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Amma cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
…gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.” — 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8, ASV A Name The children of Dohnavur called Amy Carmichael Amma. In Tamil the word means…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
…real and mythologised; what remains beyond dispute is her love. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12; Mark 14:3-9; 1 Corinthians 13. Reflection 1. What in her life would you like to imitate…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
…an institution, and to give the children Indian lives in Christ. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12; Galatians 3:28. Reflection 1. What is the difference between a home and an institution?…