1 Thessalonians : Moving Forward in a Backward World

by Getz, Gene A.; Beckett, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780847402113
• ISBN10: 0847402118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Back to the Bible

Summary

First Thessalonians teaches us how to live with the coming of Christ in view. It gives us a model to follow and encourages us through the ups and downs of ministry and daily life. Through this study, readers will learn how to move forward in a world that would like to pull them down, and they'll discover how to keep motivated and stay in right relationships.

Author Biography

Dr. Gene A. Getz is a pastor, church planter, seminary professor, and author of nearly 50 books. Presently, Gene serves as senior pastor at Fellowship Bible Church North in Plano, Texas, and is director of the Center for Church Renewal. He is also host of the syndicated radio program Renewal Dr. Tony Beckett, associate Bible teacher for the international ministry Back to the Bible, has pastored churches in Iowa, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, worked with camp ministries and church leadership councils, and served as an area representative for Baseball Chapel. Dr. Beckett and his wife, Joan, have three daughters

Table of Contents

Welcome	p. 4
Introduction	p. 5
Character Counts (1 Thess. 1:1-10)	p. 9
Building Blocks of Fruitful Ministry (1 Thess. 2:1-16)	p. 21
"I Get Down" (1 Thess. 2:17-3:13)	p. 33
The Morality of the Moment (1 Thess. 4:1-12)	p. 45
Taking a Load Off the Mind (1 Thess. 4:13-18)	p. 57
Staying Ready, Till Quittin' Time (1 Thess. 5:1-11)	p. 69
Leadership and Partnership (1 Thess. 5:12-15)	p. 81
Departing from the Norm (1 Thess. 5:16-28)	p. 93
Notes	p. 105
Small-Group Covenant	p. 106
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