An Introduction to 1 Thessalonians. “He (God) has chosen you.”

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

AN INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS.
“He (God) has chosen you.” (1 Thessalonians 1:1-4)

Sermon Points
1. A Personal – Crucial Greeting. (v.1)
2. A Prayer of Thankfulness to God (v.2-3)
3. A Precious Truth.

The 1689 Baptist confession of Faith
CHAPTER 3 – Of God’s Decree PARAGRAPH 3
By the decree of God, for the manifestation of His glory, some men and angels are predestinated, or foreordained to eternal life through Jesus Christ,7 to the praise of His glorious grace;8 others being left to act in their sin to their just condemnation, to the praise of His glorious justice.9

7 – 1 Tim. 5:21; Matt. 25:34
8 – Eph. 1:5–6
9 – Rom. 9:22–23; Jude 4