A Thankful Heart for a New Church

1. Greeting the New Church (1 Th. 1:1)

2. Thanksgiving to God For the New Church ( 1 Th. 1:1-10)
   A. The Character of the Thanksgiving Prayer (1:2)
   B. Reasons for the Thanksgiving Prayer (1:3)
   1. Your Work of Faith (1:3)
   2. Your Labor of Love (1:3)
   3. Your Steadfastness f Hope (1:3)
   4. Your Election by God (1:4)

Recommended reading:

First and Second Thessalonians by Charles C. Ryrie.

or

Focus on the Bible, First and Second Thessalonians, Triumphs and Trials of a Consecrated Church by Richard Mayhue.