1st Thessalonians

Fall 2013

 

You -- Blameless at His Coming


Overview:

Are you an example to others? Learn the principles of exemplary Christian living -- the very mission of Precept Ministries International. Understand the spiritual warfare, sparked by the presence of the Gospel in the world, and the rapture of the church -- God's ultimate rescue.  (11 lessons).


General resources:

  1. •Bible Gateway

  2. •Blue Letter Bible

  3. •Precept.org workbook on 1 Thessalonians


LInks for Scripture below will take you to Bible Gateway for the sections of Scripture you’ll study for each day of each lesson.

Lesson 1 : Overview

This lesson is an overview of the whole book, in which we look at the major themes, purpose, author, recipients, and background of the book.


  1. • 1 Thessalonians (entire book)

  2. •  primary words and their frequency

  

Lesson 2 : 1 Thessalonians 1


  1. • 1 Thessalonians 1

  2. • Day 1 and 2:  Acts 15:40-18:11

  3. • notes on Paul’s journey

Lesson 3 : 1 Thessalonians 1, cross references


  1. •1 Thessalonians 1

  2. •Day 1:  1 Thess 1:5, 1 Thess 1:2-4

  3. •Day 2 and 3:  1 Th 1:3, James 2:18, Titus 1:16-2:14, Eph 2:8-10, James 2:14-26, Heb 11, 1 John 5:1-3, 1 Cor 13:4-8, Rom 8:18-25, 1 Co 15:58, Heb 3:6-14; 6:9-12

  4. •Day 3: overview of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians

  5. •Day 4: 1 Th 1:6-7; Acts 7:44, 1 Th 2:14, 2 Th 3:6-15, Philippians 3

  6. •word study for Day 4: mimetes and tupos

  7. •Lesson 3 table:  1 Cor 4:16, Eph 5:1-2, Philippians 3:17, 1 Cor 10:6,11, 1 Tim 4:12, 1 Peter 5:1-3

Lesson 4 : 1 Thessalonians 2


  1. •1 Thessalonians 2

  2. •Blue Letter Bible page on 1 Thess 2

  3. •notes on lesson 4

  4. •outlines from those in the class: Dan, (more to appear), ...

Lesson 5 : 1 Thessalonians 2, word studies and cross references


  1. •1 Thessalonians 2

  2. •Day 1: 1 Cor 11:1, 1 Th 2:1-12

  3. •Day 2: 2 Tim 3:15-4:4

  4. •Day 3: 1 Cor 15:1-8, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 24:44-49, Acts 2:22-42, 3:12-26, 17:22-34, 26:1-29

  5. •Day 4: Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8, 1 Th 1:5, Rom 1:14-17, 1 Cor 9:16-17, 1 Cor 1:17-2:5

  6. •notes on lesson 5

Lesson 6 : 1 Thessalonians 3


  1. •notes on lesson 6

  2. •1 Thessalonians 3

  3. •Day 1: 1 Thessalonians 1-3, 1 Th 2:17-20

  4. •Day 2: 1 Cor 3:5-10, 1 Cor 4:14-21

  5. •Day 4 and 5 intro: 1 Th 3:10, Ez 22:30-31, James 4:2, Rom 11:36, 1 Th 5:17, James 3:1, 2 Tim 2:15, 1 Cor 3:10-15

  6. •Day 4 and 5 topical study on prayer (click here for all the verses on a single page)

  7. -John 9:31; 14:13-14; 15:7,16; 16:23,24,26

  8. -Proverbs 15:8, 28:9, 13

  9. -Psalm 34:15

  10. -Isaiah 59:1-2

  11. -Matthew 6:5-13; 7:7-8

  12. -Romans 8:26

  13. -James 4:1-3, 5:16

  14. -1 John 5:14-15

  15. -Luke 18:1

  16. -Phil 4:6

  17. -1 Thessalonians 5:17

  18. -Hebrews 4:16

  19. -Psalm 65:2

  20. -Psalm 66:18

Lesson 7 : 1 Thessalonians 3, topical study on Satan


  1. •Day 1: 1 Pet 5:8; 1 Thes 2:18; 1 Thes 3:5; Mt 4:1-11; Rev12:9; James 4:7-8; 1Cor 7:3-5; Eph 2:1-3

  2. •Day 2: Ez 28:1-19

  3. •Day 3: John 8:44; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev 20:1-3,7-10; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Cor 2:11; Eph 6:11; Dan 10:12-13; 2 Cor 11:13-15; Acts 5:3; 2 Cor 12:7; Job 2:7; John 13:2; 2 Cor 4:4; Mark 4:15; Mt 13:24-30,36-39; 1 Cor 7:5; Eph 4:26-27

  4. •Day 4: Acts 26:18; 1 John 5:4-5; 1 John 4:4; Luke 10:17-20; Eph 1:17-23; Rev 12:11; Eph 6:10-18; James 4:7; 1Peter 5:6-9

  5. •Day 5: Eph 1:19-21; Mt 16:18; 1 Thes 2:18; Job 1:10-12; Job 2:6; Luke 22:31-32; 2 Cor 12:7-9; Rev 2:10; Acts 16:6-7; Isaiah 30:21; Mt 16:13-20; Mt 18:15-20; Mark 3:27

  6. •notes:  analysis of the words of Satan in Scripture

  7. •notes on lesson 7


Lesson 8 : 1 Thessalonians 4, a call to sexual purity


  1. •Day 1 and 2:  1st Thessalonians 4

  2. •Day 3; 1 Thess 5:23, Exodus 20:14, Heb 13:4, Mt 5:28, Lev 18:6-17, 20:11-21, 1 Cor 5:1-13, Lev 18:22, 20:13, Gen 19:4-11, 18:20, 1 Cor 6:9-11, Rom 1:26-27, Lev 18:23, 20:15-16, Rev 21:8

  3. •Day 4: 1st Cor 6:12-7:3, Gen 2:24, Prov 7:7, 2:10-19, 5:15-23, 1 Cor 7:1-5, Prov 6:20-7:27

  4. •Day 5: Gen 39, 2 Sam 11-12, 2 Sam 13

  5. •notes: (to appear)

  6. •...

Lesson 9 : 1 Thessalonians 4-5, love the brethren


  1. •Day 1 and 2:  1 John 3:10-5:3, Rom 5:5-11, 1 Cor 13, Rom 13:8-10

  2. •Day 3: Gen 3:17-19, Ex 20:9, Ecc 5:12, Acts 20:33-35, Eph 4:28, 1 Thess 4:11-12, 2 Thess 3:7-15, Lev 19:13, Deut 24:14-15, Jer 22:13, Malachi 3:5, 1 Cor 9:1-18, Gal 6:6-10

  3. •notes (to appear)

  4. •...

Lesson 10 : 1 Thessalonians 4-5, what happens when I die?


  1. •Day 1: in 1 Thess 4-5 (see worksheet)

  2. •Day 2: Acts 7:60, 1 Cor 11:30, 1 Cor 15:16-18, 2 Cor 5:1-8, Phil 1:21-24

  3. •Day 3-4: 1 Cor 15

  4. •notes: (to appear)

  5. •...

Lesson 11 : 1 Thessalonians 5, what happens when I die?


  1. •Day 1:  Rom 12:8, Heb 13:7, 17, Gal 6:6-10, 1 Cor 9:1-18,

  2. •Day 2:  Prov 15:31-32, Prov 27:5-6, Prov 28:23, Ecc 8:11, Mt 18:15-17, Gal 6:1, 2 THess 3:6, 14-15, 1 Tim 5:19-21

  3. •Day 3 and 4:  Heb 12, Eph 6:4, 2 Tim 1:6-12, Prov 12:25, 1 Tim 1:18-19, 2 Tim 2:1, 2 Tim 3:10-14, 2 Tim 4:5

  4. •Day 5:  Mt 26:41, Luke 22:31-32, 1 Cor 8:7-13, 1 Pet 3:7, Acts 12:25, 15:36-40, 2 Tim 4:11, Prov 24:29, Mt 5:38-48, 1 Cor 13, Acts 20:17-38

  5. •notes: (to appear)

  6. •...