The Report Card of the Thessalonian Church (Part One): 1 Thessalonians 3 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

Scripture

• 1 Thessalonians 3

About this sermon

When I was growing up, I would get a report card from school about every two months. If it was good, I was very excited about showing it to my parents. I also wanted to take it to McDonalds because I could get a free hamburger if I got an “A” in a subject on my semester average. If you got three A’s, you got three hamburgers. Most of the time I looked forward to my report. My parents looked forward to it too because they wanted to know what I was doing in school and if I was behaving. In this message, Paul looked forward to the report card of the Thessalonian church. He sent someone to find out what was going on in the church and to find out what was taking place in the lives of these Christians he loved very much. Timothy was sent to investigate the spiritual condition of the Thessalonians as well as invest into their lives. Paul knew this church was under fire and was concerned about Satan’s temptations launched against these Christians. Timothy returned to Paul and offered a report on four areas in this church. The principles of his report are good for us to heed to today. This message was preached on Sunday morning, February 7, 2021 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

Topics

• Church & Fellowship
• The Church