Cause for Thanksgiving

I Thessalonians 2:10 – 13

1. The desire of Paul (verse 12)
   • To walk worthy of God
2. The direction of the people (Verse 13)
   • They received the message of Paul
   • They accepted it for what it was – the Word of God
   • Experienced the purpose of the word.
     • Learned how to walk as believers
     • Imitated the other churches of Judea
       • Suffering

Paul was richly blessed because of the manner of life of the Thessalonians. May God be richly upheld because of our life as we seek to follow Him.