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This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 I once met a man who struggled his…
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We ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 There was a time, during my active addiction, that my thoughts were consumed with getting, using,…
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May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father . . . 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 During my college years, I worked a couple of summers in the Black…
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For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Before my wife agrees to watch a movie that I’ve recommended, she always asks, Does it have a happy…
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For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy. 1 Thessalonians 2:19 On the way to work recently, I stopped and bought a dozen donuts to bring to my coworkers. I did it to be…
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We were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children . . . For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you . . . 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 Over the years, I’ve met several families in our community who’ve taken…
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For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.  1 Thessalonians 2:5-6 Addiction is a selfish disease. In our addictions, we make…
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Just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 I’ve often said my greatest life flaw is that I most often simply do what I want. The problem of course, is that…
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But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.1 Thessalonians 2:2 One of my persistent life flaws is that I always look for the easy way out. Usually, I…
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For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God . . . 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Working in addiction medicine, it’s not uncommon for me to encounter addictions with which I am unfamiliar. I understand drug…
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