THESSALONICA, GREECE
Letters Written by Paul
Thessalonica
Thessalonica
thes-a-lo-ni'-ka (Thessalonike, ethnic Thessalonikeus):
1. Position and Name:
One of the chief towns of Macedonia from Hellenistic times down to the present day. It lies in 40 degrees 40 minutes North latitude, and 22 degrees 50 minutes East longitude, at the northernmost point of the Thermaic Gulf (Gulf of Salonica), a short distance to the East of the mouth of the Axius (Vardar). It is usually maintained that the earlier name of Thessalonica was Therma or Therme, a town mentioned both by Herodotus (vii.121 ff, 179 ff) and by Thucydides (i.61; ii.29), but that its chief importance dates from about 315 BC, when the Macedonian king Cassander, son of Antipater, enlarged and strengthened it by concentrating there the population of a number of neighboring towns and villages, and renamed it after his wife Thessalonica, daughter of Philip II and step-sister of Alexander the Great. This name, usually shortened since medieval times into Salonica or Saloniki, it has retained down to the present. Pliny, however, speaks of Therma as still existing side by side with Thessalonica (NH, iv.36), and it is possible that the latter was an altogether new foundation, which took from Therma a portion of its inhabitants and replaced it as the most important city on the Gulf.
2. Epistles to the Thessalonians
1 THESSALONIANS
Lessons from
The Book of 1 Thessalonians
Sermons
on 1 Thessalonians
by Pastor John MacArthur
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr.
is pastor-teacher
of Grace Community Church
in Sun Valley, California
and also currently serves as the president
of The Master's College in New Hall, California
of The Master's College in New Hall, California
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Celebrating a
Consecrated Church, Pt. 2
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Divine Blessing for a Faithful Church - Part 2
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Divine Blessing for a Faithful Church - Part 2
1 Thessalonians 2:1-6: Fail-Proof Spiritual Leadership
1 Thessalonians 2:7-9: Parental Pictures of Spiritual Leadership
1 Thessalonians 2:10-12: Parental Pictures of Spiritual Leadership
1 Thessalonians 2:13-14 A People to Be Glad For
1 Thessalonians 4:1-2 Excelling
Still More
1 Thessalonians 4:1-3: A Plea for Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 1
1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 2
1 Thessalonians 4:4-8: A Plea for Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Shoe-Leather Faith
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 1
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 2
1 Thessalonians 4:1-3: A Plea for Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 1
1 Thessalonians 4:3: Abstaining from Sexual Sin 2
1 Thessalonians 4:4-8: A Plea for Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Shoe-Leather Faith
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 1
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18: What Happens to Christians Who Die-Pt 2
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2: The Day of the Lord 1
1 Thessalonians 5:3: The Day of the Lord 2
1 Thessalonians 5:3: The Day of the Lord 3
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8a: Night People/Day People 1
1 Thessalonians 5:8b-11:Night People/Day People 2
1 Thessalonians 5:12: The Shepherd's Responsibility
1 Thessalonians 5:13: The Sheep's Responsibility
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 Recognizing True Shepherds
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15: Dealing with Problem People
1 Thessalonians 5:16: Rejoicing Always
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice Always
1 Thessalonians 5:17: Praying Unceasingly
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Giving Thanks in Everything
1 Thessalonians 5:18 In Everything Give Thanks
1 Thessalonians 5:19 Not Quenching the Holy Spirit
1 Thessalonians 5:20 Responding to God's Word
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22: A Call for Discernment--Pt 1
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22: A Call for Discernment--Pt 2
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22: A Call for Discernment--Pt 3
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 A Prayer for Complete Sanctification
1 Thessalonians 5:25-28 A Plea to Pray for Pastors
Sermons
on 1 Thessalonians
by Pastor W. A. Criswell
“W. A. Criswell
(December 19, 1909 – January 10, 2002),
was an American pastor, author,
and a two-term elected president
from 1968 to 1970…”
W. A. Criswell Sermon
Library
Library
1 Thessalonians -Introduction to
Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 Waiting For His Son in Heaven
1 Thessalonians 1:10 Doctrines of the Faith
1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 Waiting For His Son in Heaven
1 Thessalonians 1:10 Doctrines of the Faith
1 Thessalonians 1:8 Building A
Great Home Base
1 Thessalonians 1:8 The Soul-Winning Church
1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 Merchant's Report On Thessalonica
1 Thessalonians 2:1-5 The Pattern Servant Of God
1 Thessalonians 2:13 Corroboration of the Word of God
1 Thessalonians 2:3-14 Gratitude of the Pastor His Congregation
1 Thessalonians 2:18 But Satan Hindered Us
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Prayer in the Growth of the Christian
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 The Rapture of the Church
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Grief At the Death Of Family/Friends
1 Thessalonians 4:13-19 The Glory of the Premillennial Faith
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 The Rapture of the Church
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 The Great Separation-The Earth Without A Christian
1 Thessalonians 1:8 The Soul-Winning Church
1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 Merchant's Report On Thessalonica
1 Thessalonians 2:1-5 The Pattern Servant Of God
1 Thessalonians 2:13 Corroboration of the Word of God
1 Thessalonians 2:3-14 Gratitude of the Pastor His Congregation
1 Thessalonians 2:18 But Satan Hindered Us
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Prayer in the Growth of the Christian
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 The Rapture of the Church
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Grief At the Death Of Family/Friends
1 Thessalonians 4:13-19 The Glory of the Premillennial Faith
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 The Rapture of the Church
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 The Great Separation-The Earth Without A Christian
1 Thessalonians 5 St. Patrick
Was a Baptist Preacher
1 Thessalonians 5:2 The Day Of The Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:2 The Day Of The Lord - 2
1 Thessalonians 5:6 Awake!
1 Thessalonians 5:6 Rejoice Evermore
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Make It A Matter Of Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing, Part 2
1 Thessalonians 5:17-25 Make It A Matter Of Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:23 Biblical Perfection and Sanctification
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 The Dedicated Life
1 Thessalonians 5:23 Biblical Perfection and Sanctification
1 Thessalonians 5:2 The Day Of The Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:2 The Day Of The Lord - 2
1 Thessalonians 5:6 Awake!
1 Thessalonians 5:6 Rejoice Evermore
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Make It A Matter Of Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray Without Ceasing, Part 2
1 Thessalonians 5:17-25 Make It A Matter Of Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:23 Biblical Perfection and Sanctification
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 The Dedicated Life
1 Thessalonians 5:23 Biblical Perfection and Sanctification
Notes on
1 Thessalonians
Dr. Thomas L. Constable
Thomas L. Constable
Senior Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition,
Adjunct Professor in Bible Exposition
OUTLINE
I. Salutation and greeting 1:1
II. Personal commendations and
explanations 1:2—3:13
A. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians
1:2-10
1. Summary statement 1:2-3
2. Specific reasons 1:4-10
B. Reminders for the Thessalonians 2:1-16
1. How the gospel was delivered 2:1-12
2. How the gospel was received 2:13-16
C. Concerns for the Thessalonians
2:17—3:13
1. Desires to see them again 2:17—3:5
2. Joy on hearing about them 3:6-13
III. Practical instructions and exhortations 4:1—5:24
A. Christian living 4:1-12
1. Continued growth 4:1-2
2.
Sexual purity 4:3-8
3. Brotherly love 4:9-12
B. The Rapture 4:13-18
C. Personal watchfulness 5:1-11
D. Church life 5:12-15
1. Attitudes toward leaders 5:12-13
2. Relationships among themselves 5:14-15
E. Individual behavior 5:16-24
1. Personal actions and attitudes 5:16-18
2. Actions and attitudes in corporate
living 5:19-22
3. Divine enablement 5:23-24
IV. Conclusion 5:25-28
Notes on
1 Thessalonians
Commentaries
1 Thessalonians - Introduction - Argument - Outline
1 and 2 Thessalonians
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