When You Started Out, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

"When You Started Out" is the title of our lesson this week. It’s taken from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. In addition to your typical reading, I encourage you to read the NetBible translation of 1 Thessalonians because of the translator notes it provides. For example, the translator notes (see the bottom of the page) for verse 1 explains the somewhat blunt greeting in verse 1. The note for verse 3 mentions “Christian virtues in action,” which is helpful. Note 16 points out why verse 8 was translated “message of the Lord” instead of “word from the Lord.” The NetBible site also provides an audio version of the text, and a handy “Discovery Box” that has topical links for “Background and History” and “Names, People and Places”. Included also are links to a “Study Dictionary”, maps, and “Sermon Illustrations.”

This lesson will be taught on Dec 7th, the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which was a world changing event. Because of “Who you are in Christ,” are you “turning the world upside down?”