1-10. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election. →

1 Thessalonians 2 is a tremendous chapter in the Bible, and many people are saying it's the best! You have Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, three terrific guys, who were sent by God to preach the Gospel. These deep state guys were treated badly by the Jews, with many such cases, but they kept on going because they had faith in God and His message. →

In 1 Thessalonians 3, Paul is sending Timothy to visit the church and check on their spiritual well-being. Timothy had been with Paul and Silas in Corinth and has gone to Thessalonica to report back to Paul on the status of the new church. →

1 Thessalonians 4 is all about living a life of holiness and love. God wants all of us to love one another and to be holy, like God is holy. We need to abstain from sexual immorality and respect each other. →

12-15. In 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15, there are some amazing things happening. We have some low energy haters and losers out there, but they don't really matter. What matters is that God's people are doing some tremendous things. →