Finding Hope in Trials

Prelude
Always - Kristian Stanfill

Greeting - Paul Austin

Opening Song
Once And For All - Passion

Welcome and Invocation - Pastor Wes Gibson

Responsive Reading
(Worship Sourcebook p. 154)
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
-Psalm 23

Worship in Song

Your Mercy - Paul Baloche

I Exalt Thee - Jesus Culture

Pastoral Prayer - Tyler Henoch

Scripture Reading

1 Thessalonians 3:1-10

3 So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. 2 We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them. 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. 5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.

6 But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. 7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.

Message: Pastor Doug McHenry

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“We sent Timothy, who is our brother, and God’s fellow worker in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.” —1 Thessalonians 3:2-3a

We aren’t meant to

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!
As Christ-followerrs, we should

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trials…so don’t despair when they come.

“You know quite well that we were destined for them. In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted.” —1 Thessalonians 3:3b-4a
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.” —1 Thessalonians 3:7
We are what

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during trials! (and vice versa)

Takeaway Question:
Who has been

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during a trial?

Takeaway Action Step
Encourage somebody by sharing how he/she helped you have

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in a trial.
Be

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and

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this week!