The Challenge to Excel (Part 1a): 1 Thessalonians 4 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

Scripture

• 1 Thessalonians 4

About this sermon

We have already noted that the church at Thessalonica was an outstanding church. The believers in this church thrived in their spiritual growth. Paul, however, did not want them to plateau in their maturity and effectiveness for Jesus Christ. He challenged them to keep growing, to deepen their spiritual roots into the Rock of Ages, Jesus Christ. Paul knew several important hindrances to spiritual growth that we should avoid. * Apathy can lead to arrogance which blinds the believer toward needed changes that need to be made in life. * Contentment with spiritual coldness leads to callousness of the heart and corruption. * Boredom leads to bad attitudes. * Floating spiritually leads to failure to move forward which leads to falling backwards in your spiritual maturity. In this message, we will examine biblical principles that will help us to excel in our Christian lives and the reasons why they are important. This message was preached on Sunday morning, March 14, 2021 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.