The Gospel of the Water and the Spirit: The First Epistle to the Thessalonians
By The New Life Mission
Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion
The sermon series on the First Epistle to the Thessalonians that you are now listening to covers all five chapters of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians in one volume. The content consists of sermons by Pastor Paul C. Jong covering these five chapters. “You welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13) What was planted in the hearts of the people of Thessalonica, who heard what Paul preached and accepted it as the word of God, was the gospel of the water and the Spirit. It is the news that Jesus, who bore the sin of all mankind through the baptism He received from John, shed His blood on the Cross because of that sin, was judged in our place, and rose again from death. In this book you will encounter the word that the purpose for which God called us is not uncleanness but holiness, the comfort that we need not lose hope or grieve over the brothers who have departed this world before us, and the exhortation to always stay awake and rejoice as people who belong to the light. I hope that you will receive these words not as the word of men but as the word of God for you. ● Scripture quotations used in this book are from the ‘New King James Version (NKJV)’, ‘American Standard Version (ASV)’. ● This audiobook is an original human creation based on the sermons of Rev. Paul C. Jong. To provide clear delivery and a comfortable listening experience, AI technology was employed only for the voice generation.
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- Preface
The word “God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness” (1 Thessalonians 4:7) lets us see what God, who called us, accomplished first. For us sinners to come to the holy God, the sin in our hearts must first disappear. That is why Jesus had all the sins of the world, including our sins…
- 01_Introduction to the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians
The person who wrote the two epistles is the apostle Paul. But in the first line of the two letters, not one name but three are written. Second Thessalonians begins with “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians…
- Ch01_01_Sermon_The peace of the church that is in Christ (1 Thessalonians 1:1)
When we know who the recipients of a letter are, the greeting of that letter also sounds different. As Paul named the church that was to receive the letter, he stated, together with the name of the city of Thessalonica, that it was in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Beyond where they…
- Ch01_02_Sermon_Wait for Jesus，who has delivered us (1 Thessalonians 1:2–10)
The story of the church of the Thessalonians spread to every place, so much so that Paul did not need to explain it one by one. What became known was not a story about what name the church had gained, but whom those people believed in and how they had changed. Paul heard that news and gave thanks…
- Ch02_01_Sermon_Preach the gospel you received from God just as it is (1 Thessalonians 2:1–12)
Paul, who had suffered and been spitefully treated at Philippi, preached the gospel of the water and the Spirit in Thessalonica as well. After being rejected by people, he did not change what he was to preach into words pleasant to hear. Had he made it himself, he could have changed it while…
- Ch02_02_Sermon_How are you receiving the word of God？ (1 Thessalonians 2:13–16)
In Paul’s letter, the people who received the word and the people who blocked the spreading of that word appear side by side. The church in verse 13 received what the apostles preached as the word of God, but the adversaries in verse 16 forbade the Gentiles to hear that word and be saved. Though…
- Ch02_03_Sermon_The people who will stand with us before the Lord are our boast (1 Thessalonians 2:17–20)
Paul wanted to go to the church of the Thessalonians time and again, but the way did not open. He had the desire to meet them and also made efforts to go again, but it did not turn out as he wished. Yet he does not speak to them only of the visit he could not make; he says that they are his glory…
- Ch03_01_Sermon_The faith of those who have received the remission of sins must also grow (1 Thessalonians 3:1–10)
Paul waited in Athens for news of the church of the Thessalonians. He himself earnestly longed to meet them again, but the way to go was blocked, and the saints were going through affliction. The reason he sent Timothy, since he could not merely wait, was that he wanted them not to depart from the…
- Ch03_02_Sermon_Jesus，who is the sacrificial offering without blemish (1 Thessalonians 3:11–13)
A person bringing an offering to the door of the tabernacle could not choose just any animal and offer it. God decreed in Leviticus, “If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be…
- Ch04_01_Sermon_We have received holiness，so live holy lives (1 Thessalonians 4:1–8)
When we face some matter, we pray that God will let us know His will. That is because we want to know what we should choose in order to be right and which way we should go in order to please the Lord. Yet to us who ask about the choices ahead of us, God has a will that He has already made known…
- Ch04_02_Sermon_Brotherly love learned from God (1 Thessalonians 4:9–12)
Paul says that concerning brotherly love he has no need to write to the saints of Thessalonica. This does not mean that loving people is so easy that it needs no explanation. There was One who had already taught them, and they were practicing the love they had learned. In verse 9 Paul writes as…
- Ch04_03_Sermon_The things that will happen at the time of the Lord＇s second coming (1 Thessalonians 4:10–18)
This is what the apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the church of the Thessalonians. The brothers in Thessalonica loved the brothers of all Macedonia, and they must have done much to supply food to the brothers who came to them and to look after a place for them to stay. They put the love of God…
- Ch04_04_Sermon_Those who have fallen asleep in Jesus will live again (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)
When we think of a saint who has left this world before us, the times we shared the word together and served the Lord come to mind. Our hearts are sad because of the fact that we can no longer hear that person’s voice or be together with him. But what we see before the grave is not that person’s…
- Ch05_01_Sermon_I give thanks to the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1–4)
The world is very noisy, but we have much to be thankful for. Since we have not stored up much, there is no need to worry that someone might steal it, and I am thankful for that, too. As we spend each day doing the work entrusted to us before the Lord, there is something that comes to mind. It is…
- Ch05_02_Sermon_Become believers and live a blessed life (1 Thessalonians 5:1–8)
From the word we have read today, I will speak about just two things. The apostle Paul, writing to the brothers of the church of the Thessalonians, said as follows. “But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly…
- Ch05_03_Sermon_A sober life (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
The day of the Lord is drawing near. When sin and evil fill this world, the Lord will come. When the time of this world is up, the Lord will come and do His work, and new things will take place in this world. Our Lord said that at the very end of this world He would come with the voice of an…
- Ch05_04_Sermon_The gospel of the water and the Spirit must be preached again and again (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
The apostle Paul said, “You yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). This means that the day the Lord comes again comes like a thief who comes at night. And he said, “When they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes…
- Ch05_05_Sermon_Let us preach the gospel until the time comes when we can no longer preach it (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
There is something we hope for at this time when the end is near. It is to stand on God’s side and not on the side of Satan the devil. The time has truly drawn near, and I hope that at this time no one will stand on the wrong path, be cursed by God, and suffer destruction. I want God to uphold…
- Ch05_06_Sermon_Let us live without forgetting the living God (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
God is One who exists forever. We must think about this point. God exists forever and is also with us forever. Whether we live or die on this earth, or whatever happens, God is always alive. Therefore He gives a reward to those who believe and punishment to those who do not believe. We are those…
- Ch05_07_Sermon_Watch and be sober and keep your heart in the age of artificial intelligence (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
This present age is in turmoil, and the age of artificial intelligence (AI) has now come. Before long, a new age will unfold in which the way we live now will look like something from the distant past. Even so, I think that no matter how much the world changes, machines cannot take the place of…
- Ch05_08_Sermon_Think about how you should live in the age of artificial intelligence (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
I once heard the news that before long an age will come in which robots fight wars. It says that many weapons are being developed and machines are taking over the work people used to do. When the age of artificial intelligence (AI) comes, people’s lives become more comfortable. Everything becomes…
- Ch05_09_Sermon_We must believe that this present age is the time of disasters and prepare (1 Thessalonians 5:1–9)
What time do you think it is now? Do you think the world still has a lot of time left? The time of the end can be divided into three stages. First, disasters must begin. The Lord, speaking of the things that will happen in the last days, said, “All these are the beginning of sorrows” (Matthew…
- Ch05_10_Sermon_Watch and be sober (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
The word says, “For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). We know that the Lord will come suddenly one day, and we also believe so. We must stay awake, and we must have the faith that this word written in the Bible will be…
- Ch05_11_Sermon_Faith like that of the apostle Paul (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
Today I would like to share the word about the faith of the apostle Paul. The apostle Paul’s original name was not Paul but Saul. This man was of the Hebrew people, a man of the tribe of Benjamin among the twelve sons of Jacob. Before he was born again, the apostle Paul remained in legalistic…
- Ch05_12_Sermon_The Lord who came the first time and the Lord who will come again (1 Thessalonians 5:1–10)
It has become really hard to live in the world. So today we have looked at 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. In verse 2 it says, “For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). In verse 3 it says, “For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’…
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