Monthly Archives: November 2021

mutual attention

mutual attention 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we encourage you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort those who are discouraged, help those who are weak, be patient with everyone. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 See to … Continue reading

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special ministry leaders

special ministry leaders 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to give recognition to those who are working among you and leading you in the Lord and admonishing you, 1 Thessalonians 5:13 and … Continue reading

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he died in our place

he died in our place 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:9 You see, God has not appointed us for wrath, but for acquiring rescue through our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thessalonians 5:10 who died in our place, so that … Continue reading

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staying awake

staying awake 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then, let us not be sleeping, like the rest, but let us be staying awake and be self-controlled 1 Thessalonians 5:7 because those who are sleeping, sleep at night, and … Continue reading

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children of the day

  children of the day 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, causing this day to surprise you like a thief1 Thessalonians 5:5 because you are all children of light … Continue reading

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quick destruction

20211125 quick destruction 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 5:1 About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you1 Thessalonians 5:2 because you yourselves know quite well that the day … Continue reading

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with the Lord

    with the Lord 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 4:16 because the Lord himself will descend from the sky with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will … Continue reading

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in the same way

1 Thessalonians 4:13-15 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 4:13 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope1 Thessalonians 4:14 because if … Continue reading

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brotherly care in one direction

brotherly care in one direction 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 4:9 About brotherly caring: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to care about one another. 1 Thessalonians 4:10 In fact, you … Continue reading

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invitation to consecration

invitation to consecration 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God has not invited us to impurity but to live in consecration. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject a human, but God, who gives … Continue reading

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