Every person can encourage and strengthen others in the faith by taking these same approaches as Paul:

1. Care deeply about the faith of others  
2. Choose to be a team player 
3. Increase your love for all people

Every person can give evidence of genuine faith by answering yes to three questions:

1. Is the Word of God at work in your life?   
2. Is Your Behavior consistent with other believers?  
3. Is Opposition finding it’s way into your life?

Identify some questions we can ask ourselves to know if we have resilient faith.

What will you do when you get punched in the faith? Journey through 1 Thessalonians with us as we discover how to flourish in the faith, especially when you feel like you have taken some hits.

Easter Sunday 2017

My greatest need as a sinner is forgiveness. Thanks to the blood of Jesus, I have been forgiven once for all.

The prayer of "not my will" has the potential of changing you the most.

Toxic relgion is more focused on outward appearance and a posture of self-reliance. True religion understands rules and relationship and encourages a posture of savior-reliance.