BE DILIGENT UNTIL HE RETURNS

The book of 2 Thessalonians is a letter about the Lord’s second coming. Paul wraps up this letter by urging Christians to be diligent until the Lord returns. Don’t get hyper and believe every wild prophecy, but don’t get careless either. Paul is encouraging his readers to be intense in their daily responsibility as they maintain a spirit of readiness for the Lord’s return.

I. A

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against idleness.

A. The early church had a very compassionate

system for the widows over age 60, for orphans, and for the legitimately needy.

B. There were three levels of responsibility:

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   responsibility.

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   responsibility.

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   responsibility.

C. The church today has a responsibility to encourage members to be

in the

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1. Some laziness has to do with

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   .

2. Some laziness has to do with

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   .

3. Some laziness has to do with

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4. Some laziness has to do with

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   .

D. The primary reason that Christians need to be diligent in work is to be the best

we can possibly be in the marketplace.

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of integrity.

A. Church leaders today should be a model of

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B. Church leaders today should be a model of

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C. When Jesus Christ returns may He find us being

at our jobs.

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for intensity.

A. It is easy for a Christian to get

of doing what is RIGHT.

B. When Christ comes, may he find us

at our

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