Intersections: Part 11–How the Gospel Changes You: Its Initial Impact
Date: Friday August 20, 2010Posted in: Sermon Notes
Intersections: A Living Faith in a Dying World
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
Pastor Steve Thomas
Bulletin insert: 08/15/2010
Title: Part 11–How the Gospel Changes You: Its Initial Impact
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
Main Point:
1) The gospel IS _________________________________________ (v.4)
Aside: ______________________________________
2) You really ________________________________________ (v. 9-10)
3) The _______________________________________________(v. 5-7)
- View 1:
- View 2:
4) A singer of ____________________________________ (v.8)
Going Deeper
This section is provided for those who may wish to spend time this week going deeper with the material from the sermon, or for study in small groups. This is an optional opportunity to take the message and internalize and deepen your understanding. Small groups are welcome to do pieces of this as time allows.
Scripture Meditation: Psalm 40 is a powerful and well-known Psalm. It speaks of a person’s realization that they are in a hole of their own digging… from which there is no way out without divine intervention.
As you read Psalm 40 this week, consider the situation of the psalmist in v. 1, 6, and 12.
- How did the Psalmist get in the pit?
- What was the Psalmist doing there?
- What did the Psalmist realize God did not want? How did the Psalmist come to understand this?
- What did the Psalmist do when he realized his situation and God’s character?
Consider God’s activity in this psalm, especially looking at verses 1-3. List the 5 actions God did for the psalmist. What does this tell you about God’s heart?
The Psalmist tells of a new song (v.3) – from the rest of the psalm, what is the song? (v.4-5, 9-10).
Exercise: The psalmist’s song is one of testimony. Consider what you have learned from 1 Thess. 1:4-10 and Psalm 40 regarding God’s work in our salvation. Think through God’s work in your life – what is your story? Write the story down; note what you may only now see in hindsight regarding God’s work. Ask God to bring someone in your path who needs to hear your story. Be ready to share… be ready to build a new relationship.
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