Sermon Notes
Be Encouraged (part 1)
Part of 1 & 2 Thessalonians
March 10, 2024

Be Encouraged (part 1)

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ESV

Main Question: How should we think of and respond to the return of Jesus Christ? (What about those who have

?)

1. Be

about grief and your future. v.13
a. and aren’t taught in the Bible
b. Christian mourning = real mingled with great
c. “ ” refers to believers who have died

2. Our hope rests on Jesus’ completed work. vv.14-15
a. The

centers on His life, death, and resurrection
b. Jesus will like how He departed Acts 1:11
c. No will miss His return

3. Facts about Jesus’ return. vv.16-17
a. The

will descend from Heaven
- with a cry of command
- with the voice of an archangel
- with the sound of God’s trumpet
b. The dead will rise first
c. There will be a in the air
d. All who are will be forever with God

4. Doctrine:


In Christ we escape the we deserve. In Christ we have access to eternal life with Him which we don’t deserve. Furthermore, all the of being God’s children are ours, because of the atoning work of Jesus Christ on our behalf.

5. How should we respond today? v.18
a. Be

! Repent, believe, and follow Jesus.
b. Be ! Believers have nothing to fear.