KNOWING YOUR ELECTION

Sunday Morning: 26, 1999

Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:4 "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."

PRAYING

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 "We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

PRAYER CONTENT

FAITH, LOVE, AND HOPE

1 Thessalonians 1:3 "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;"

CHURCH AT EPHESUS

KNOWING YOUR ELECTION

1 Thessalonians 1:4 "Knowing [oi=da, perfect active, certain knowledge], brethren beloved, your election of God."

ELECTION

SAVED AND IN THE FAMILY

THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST

THE REASON I KNOW

1 Thessalonians 1:5 "For [o[ti, that, because] our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake."

IN WORD

IN POWER

IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

IN MUCH ASSURANCE

PAUL'S GOSPEL

1 Thessalonians 1:5 "For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake."

GOSPEL OF THE GLORY

MYSTERY KEPT SECRETE

Romans 16:25-26 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26. But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations [Gentiles] for the obedience of faith:"

GOSPEL OF THE GLORY

PERISH

FOR THE ELECT'S SAKE

2 Timothy 2:10-14 "Therefore I endure [upomenw] all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain [aorist subjunctive] the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal [aiwn, agelasting] glory. 11. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead (perish) with him, we shall also live (as firstborn sons) with him: 12. If we suffer [upomenw, endure], we shall also reign (as sons) with him: if we deny him (by disobedience), he also will deny (I don't know you) us: 13. If we believe not [apistew, present active, faithful], yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 14. Of these things put them in remembrance, ..."

SALVATION IN CHRIST

CALLED TO HIS KINGDOM AND GLORY