CONTENTS

1. Author’s Preface
2. The Strong’s Numbering System
3. 1 Thessalonians: Introduction
4. Turning from the Past to the Present (1 Thessalonians 1:1–3:13)
   1. A Church with the Right Stuff: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
   2. A Leadership Style That Works —Guaranteed: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
   3. The Flip Side of Leadership: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
   4. When Your Comfort Zone Gets the Squeeze: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-8
   5. What Does It Mean to “Really Live”?: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
5. Living in the Present for the Future (1 Thessalonians 4:1–5:28)
   1. Straight Talk about Moral Purity: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
   2. Behaving Properly toward Outsiders: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
   3. On That Great Gettin’-up Morning: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
   4. Like a Thief in the Night: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
   5. Back to the Basics of Christian Living: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
   6. What a Way to Say “Good-bye”!: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28
6. 2 Thessalonians: Introduction
7. Affirmation amidst Affliction (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
   1. Affirming the Afflicted: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5
   2. When God Gets the Last Word: 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12
8. Explanation of Prophecy (2 Thessalonians 2:1-17)
   1. Lawlessness: The Man and the Mystery: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
   2. Light for Dark Days: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
9. Clarification regarding Response (2 Thessalonians 3:1-18)
   1. Cords That Hold Pastors and Flocks Together: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
   2. Buying into the Vision: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18
10. Notes