03 First Thessalonians 1:2-3 (Encourage the Core)

ENCOURAGE THE CORE
A. Give thanks for the people in your gathering (1:2)
1. The subject of our thanksgiving (fellow Christians).
2. The breadth of our thanksgiving (everyone).
3. The object of our thanksgiving (God).
4. The frequency of our thanksgiving (always and constantly).
5. The method of our thanksgiving (prayer).
B. Recognize the work of the people in your gathering (1:3)
1. Recognize their work of faith.
Matthew 6:19-20
2. Recognize their labor of love.
3. Recognize their endurance of hope.
4. Recognize them often.
1 Corinthians 13:11-13
C. Do these things before God the Father (1:3)