Introduction:
2 Timothy 3:1-5 - But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Great News About Suffering! (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
- Suffering is Proof God is at work. (2 Thes 1:1-5)
- Things will not Always be as they are Now . (2 Thes 1:6-10)
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins…
- It doesn't stop our Mission . (2 Thes 1:11-12)
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Small Group Discussion
Read 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
What was your big take-away from this passage / message?
God says repaying with affliction(vengeance) is “just” (2 Thes 1:6). How so? How is it “just” for God to give relief to His people (2 Thes 1:7)?
”A loving God wouldn’t send someone to hell.” How would you reply to this?
Read 2 Thes 1:9 again. What phrases are used to describe hell? How does this motivate you to reach the lost people you know?
How is suffering proof that God is at work (2 Thes 1:4-5)?
Breakout
Pray for one another according to the 3 things Paul was praying for in 2 Thes 1:11-12.