Lesson Summary:

Paul commends the Thessalonian believers and thanks God for them.

Focus Passage: I Thessalonians 1

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Making a High Impact by a Powerful Testimony (1:1-5)

Principle: High Impact Christians Minister in the Power of God’s Holy Spirit.
Application: As you examine your ministry before God, is it done in faith or in the flesh? Is it done in love or grudgingly? Are you steadfast or easily discouraged?
Scripture Reference

¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

¹¹not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

¹²rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
Romans 12:10-12 (NASB)

II. Making a High Impact by Influencing Others (1:6-10)

Principle: High Impact Christians will Influence the Eternal Destiny of Others.
Application: What is the impact of your faith in your household, in your neighborhood, in your school, in your office?
Scripture Reference

But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
I Peter 2:9 (NASB)