Church: Be Healthy & Ready

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 ESV

Icebreaker - Wound you rather vacation at the beach, next to a lake, or in the mountains? Favorite location?

1. What do you find encouraging or challenging about this passage of Scripture?
   

2. How have you witnessed pastors or elders work hard to advance the gospel in the church or in your life?
   

3. Which do you find easiest to patiently help in the church: the idle, the fainthearted, or the weak? Why?
   

4. Read verse 15 & Romans 12:17-21. How difficult is this command for you to obey in everyday life?
   

5. Would people who know you well describe you as a joyful and thankful person? What may this say about your faith?
   

6. Are there ways you’ve seen professing Christians extinguish the Holy Spirit’s work in their church or in their lives?
   

7. What do you want or need to remember about 1 Thessalonians? Why is this important to you?