1 Thessalonians 5

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1. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   On Perfection cites 1 Thess. 5:23

   …expressions can be stronger than these, they are those of St. Paul to the Thessalonians: (1 Thess. 5:23:) “The God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may the whole of you, the spirit, th…

2. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Spirit, Soul, and Body cites 1 Thessalonians 5:23

   … upon understanding how these dimensions function under the Holy Spirit. The key text was 1 Thessalonians 5:23: “And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body…

3. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

   The Sixth Stage cites 1 Thess. 5:14

   …id, that it was the will of their Lord that comfort should be given to the feeble-minded, 1 Thess. 5:14; and so went on their own pace. When I was come to Assault-lane, then this giant met with…

4. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

   Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

   …ich transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray continually.” Psalm 62:8 — “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your …

5. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

   Reproof of such as sin against this merciful disposition in Christ. Of quenching the Spirit cites 1 Thess. v. 19

   …rist will not do it, what can ? Answ. You know the apostle’s prohibition notwithstanding, 1 Thess. v. 19, Quench not the spirit. These cautions of not quenching are sanctified by the spirit as m…

6. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   Sanctification cites 1 Thess. 5:23

   …soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."—1 Thess. 5:23. Our subject now before us is Sanctification. The subject is one of great importance. Not…

7. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

   The Ninth Stage cites 1 Thess. 5:6

   …e of sleeping; wherefore “let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” 1 Thess. 5:6. Hopeful: I acknowledge myself in a fault; and had I been here alone, I had by sleeping r…

8. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

   March cites 1 Thessalonians 5:6

   …cient until now, should be trusted to the end. March 5 “Let us not sleep, as do others.” (1 Thessalonians 5:6) There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly …

9. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

   June cites 1 Thess. v. 6

   …uddenly, He may find you sleeping.”—A. J. Gordon. June 30 Let us not sleep, as do others. 1 Thess. v. 6. There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly …

10. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 1 Thess. 5:8

    … saved by hope," Rom. 8:24. And this is spoken of as the helmet of the Christian soldier. 1 Thess. 5:8, "And for a helmet, the hope of salvation;" and the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul…

11. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Paul’s Prayer cites 1 Thess 5:8

    …ot the mind) and is evidenced in obedience . Like love, it is guarded by the breastplate (1 Thess 5:8), whereas hope is an attribute of the mind, represented by the helmet. My favourite verse…

12. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Stand Firm cites 1 Thess 5:8

    …! I am amazed at how many believers go into battle without being “prayed up”! Finally, in 1 Thess 5:8, Paul adds to this armour, “Put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet, th…

13. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites 1 Thessalonians 5:8

    …vation guards identity and hope. Paul elsewhere calls the helmet “the hope of salvation” (1 Thessalonians 5:8, ASV). Christian hope is not wishful thinking about favorable circumstances. It is confid…

14. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites 1 Thess. v. 8

    …r, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. 1 Thess. v. 8. Faith, love, hope—these three form the defensive armor that guards the soul; and these t…

15. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Atonement: God's Doctrine of the Atonement vs. Unitarian and Christian Science Doctrines of the Atonement cites 1 Thess. 5:10

    …sus Christ those who believe in Him shall ever live with Him. How plainly Paul puts it in 1 Thess. 5:10, "Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, (i.e., at His coming), we should live …

16. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites 1 Thess 5: 12

    …and are over you in the Lord, and esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake.’ 1 Thess 5: 12, 13. I confess the scandalous lives of some ministers have been a great reproach, and hav…

17. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Section 25 cites 1 Thess. 5:16

    …joice, pray,’ and ‘give thanks without ceasing,’ may, nevertheless, ‘quench the Spirit.’ (1 Thess. 5:16, &c. ) Nay, even they who are ‘sealed unto the day of redemption,’ may yet ’grieve the Ho…

18. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Sections 26-28 cites 1 Thess. 5:16

    …uits, are, rejoicing evermore, praying without ceasing, and in everything giving thanks. (1 Thess. 5:16,&c.) “(8.) It is improvable. It is so far from lying in an indivisible point, from being …

19. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On a Single Eye cites 1 Thess. 5:16–18

    …nians) to “rejoice evermore, to pray without ceasing, and in everything to give thanks.” [1 Thess. 5:16–18] For who can be constantly sensible of the loving presence of God without “rejoicing ever…

20. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    Thankfulness for Mercies Received, a Necessary Duty cites 1 Thes. 5:16

    …e contrary temper? Thus says the Apostle, “Rejoice evermore; in every thing give thanks,” 1 Thes. 5:16, 18. “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksg…

21. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction: The Secret of Those Who Shook the World cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    …ich all of life is conducted. As Paul compressed it into three words: “Pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV). These men paid a price for their prayer lives. They paid in sleep, in comfort, in …

22. Clothed with Strength and Dignity · Ochorus Originals

    The Mighty Ministry of Prayer cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    "Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV) Of all the works the Christian woman can do, there is none more powerful than praye…

23. Mighty Power in Prayer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Pray Without Ceasing cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    'Pray without ceasing.''1 Thessalonians 5:17. THE POSITION OF OUR TEXT is very suggestive. Observe what it follows. It comes immediate…

24. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    All Are Commanded to Pray cites 1 Thess. v. 17

    …to God, and the interior exercise of love. St Paul commands us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. v. 17). Our Lord says: “Take ye heed, watch and pray.” “And what I say unto you, I say unto all…

25. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Prayer cites 1 Thess. 5: 17

    …omewhere with God and fight your battle out. Keep looking to God. “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5: 17). It is not needful to be on your knees all the time but the heart should be on its knees…

26. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    We can please God in no state or employment of life, but by intending and devoting it all to His honour and glory cites 1 Thess. v. 17

    …r clothes, as to be vain in our alms. Again, we are commanded to "pray without ceasing," [1 Thess. v. 17] as a means of rendering our souls more exalted and divine, but we are forbidden to lay u…

27. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Give Us a Shove, Lord! cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    …y meditated on many things, especially prayer, and how one should “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Among the teachings that caught my attention was this: that if someone repeated a praye…

28. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Some Hints and Suggestions cites 1 Thes. v. 17

    …vii. 11. (d.) Pray daily, often and in every time of temptation. Luke xi. 9‒13; xxii. 40; 1 Thes. v. 17. (e.) Put away out of your life every sin, even the smallest, and everything you have dou…

29. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    John Wesley — The Methodical Man of Methodical Prayer cites 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    …ived directly from Paul’s most compressed instruction on the subject: “Pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV). He took these two words with full seriousness, arguing that “without ceasing” was …

30. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Thanksgiving Versus Complaining cites 1 Thessalonians 5:18

    "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Thanksgiving and complaining are two contrastive attitudes. The soul that gives thanks …

31. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Why all things work for good cites 1 Thess. v. 18

    …supplication, yet little in gratulation. The apostle says, “In everything giving thanks” (1 Thess. v. 18). Why so? Because God makes everything work for our good. We thank the physician, though …

32. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Thessalonians 5:19–22

    … To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19–22 — “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hol…

33. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Jonathan Edwards — The Theologian Who Tended His Flock cites 1 Thessalonians 5:19–22

    …ies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:19–22, NIV). He refused to quench the Spirit by dismissing everything unusual as mere enthusias…

34. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    March cites 1 Thess. v. 19

    … can best discharge the duties of everyday life.—Selected. March 8 Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thess. v. 19. In order that you may not quench the Spirit, you must make it a constant study to know w…

35. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites 1 Thessalonians 5:21

    …by Scripture and the apostolic command, “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21, ASV). Biblical obedience is first obedience to God. Human authority is always derivative…

36. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites 1 Thessalonians 5:21

    …ew Testament offers a better principle: “prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21, ASV). Testing and holding belong together. What, then, is worth holding? First, Christ i…

37. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites 1 Thess 5: 22

    … know our souls are pure? (1) If our souls are pure, we flee from the appearance of evil. 1 Thess 5: 22. We shall not do that which looks like sin. When Joseph’s mistress courted and tempted hi…

38. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Patience cites 1 Thess. 5:23

    …re, holokleroi, (The same word which the Apostle uses to the Christians in Thessalonica: [1 Thess. 5:23]) This seems to refer, not so much to the kind as to the degree of holiness; as if he had…

39. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Sections 15-21 cites 1 Thess. 5:23

    …t, soul, and body, may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ (1 Thess. 5:23.) “Q. What command is there to the same effect? “A. (1.) ‘Be ye perfect, as your Father w…

40. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites 1 Thess 5: 23

    … is a spirit of consecration; though it sanctify us but in part, yet it is in every part. 1 Thess 5: 23. It is such a mercy that God cannot give it in anger. If we are sanctified, we are electe…

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