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Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jan 16, 2022

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January 16 | Lasting Hope
Welcome! We're glad you've joined us today for our Sunday morning worship service! For more information about Istrouma, go to istrouma.org or contact us at info@istrouma.org.

We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.
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January 16, 2021 | Tim Keith
"Finish-Line Focus"
1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:2-10‬‬
We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you constantly in our prayers. We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you for your benefit, and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit. As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything, for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

1. They Lived It Out With FAITH
(v. 3,8,9)

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:6‬‬
and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.

2. They Shouted It Out With LOVE
(v. 3, 8, 9)

v.8 – the Lord’s message rang out from you…

John 13:35, Jesus said, Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.

3. They Waited It Out With HOPE

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:3‬‬
We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:9-10‬‬
for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead — Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

*The Rapture

*The Resurrection

*The Rescue

Hope Changes Your Focus.

A Finish-Line Focus brings clarity to all of life.

Psalm 121:1-8
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 8 He will watch over my coming and going both now and FOREVERMORE.

A Finish-Line Focus brings clarity to all of life.

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Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jan 9, 2022

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January 9 | Lasting Hope
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January 9, 2021 | Tim Keith
"The Gospel Changes Everything"
Acts 17:1-9

‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:1-9‬‬
After they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.” Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women. But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly. When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too, and Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king — Jesus.” The crowd and city officials who heard these things were upset. After taking a security bond from Jason and the others, they released them.

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:1‬‬
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy: To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace.

Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes”

Luke 9:23-24, “If anyone wants to follow Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily (die daily), and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it.”

The Gospel Transforms Who You Are (v.1b)
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

The Gospel Transforms How You Live (v.1b)
“THE church at Thessalonica…”

The Gospel Motivates You To Go and Tell

‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:1-4‬‬
After they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.” Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women.

The Gospel Motivates You To KEEP Going

‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:10‬‬
As soon as it was night, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. Upon arrival, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Share HOPE this week!

Share the Gospel

Learn "The Bridge to Life" or "The Bridge Illustration"
(navigators.org or youtube.com)

Purchase some gospel tracts
(nambstore.com)

Show God's love to people during difficult times

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Istrouma Baptist Church (BR)
Jan 2, 2022

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January 2 | A Year To Live!
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January 2, 2022 | Tim Keith
"A Year To Live!"
Matthew 22:36-40

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭90:10‬‬
Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow; indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

A great commitment to the great commandments and the great commission will make a great year!”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:36-40‬‬
“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

1. Heaven Is Your Home

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:21‬‬
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:36‬‬
“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:37‬‬
He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

2. Heaven is Your Friends' Home

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:39‬‬
The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.

3. Jesus is Your Priority

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:37‬‬
He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Heart

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:21‬‬
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Soul

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6‬‬
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4:2‬‬
Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.

Mind

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1:13‬‬
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:2‬‬
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Go to Istrouma.org and click on "Devotion and Prayer Guide."

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30 Days to Understanding the Bible by Max Anders

Prayer of Commitment

“God, in 2022, I want my life to be Yours completely.

I give you my heart through all of my possessions and finances. They belong to You, and I will use them for Your glory.

I give you my soul through prayer. I will grow in my prayer life this year.

I give you my mind through the study of your word. I will make a plan to read and study it.

And God, help me to tell my friend, __________, about You real soon.

Thank You, Lord, for helping me to make 2022 the best year yet.”

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