June 25, 2023
2 Thessalonians 2:1-17
Encouragement about The Day of the Lord

1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

5 Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this? 6 And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, 8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie, 10 and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12 so that all will be condemned—those who did not believe the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.

13 But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by what we said or what we wrote.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.

1. Believers must continue to trust God’s Word. (vs 2:1-2)

   • If we are going to
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     God’s Word, we must
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     God’s Word.
   • We should never allow new ideas to shake our trust in God’s revealed Word.

2. God has a

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   , so believers must remember and remain faithful. (vs 2:3-7)
   • There will be a rebellion.
   • The man of lawlessness will be revealed.

3. There will be a

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   for believing the lie against Christ. (vs 2:8-12)
   • Deception is a lethal tool of Satan.

4. Believers must

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   on God’s promise and
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   to the faith. (vs 2:13-17)
   • Christ followers should pursue intimacy with God and holiness in our lives.
   • We should not give in to laziness or apathy regarding sin, prayer, self-discipline, and love.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Giving - Sunday, June 18, 2023 $16,395.09

• Food Closet - collecting tuna

• VBS Volunteer Meeting - TODAY, Sunday, June 25th @4pm in the Worship Center.

• Pulaski Baptist Association Senior Adult Focus; “Breaking the Chains of Spiritual Generational Poverty” Speaker is Indian Springs Pastor Matt Duran - Thursday, June 29th @10am at Indian Springs Baptist Church, cost is $5. We will leave FSBC at 9:40. Please sign up in your classroom or in the lobby of the Worship Center by TODAY, Sunday, June 25th.

• Student Ministry - will leave for Beach Camp tomorrow morning. Please pray for the students and leaders this week.

• FSBC Ladies Summer Book Club - Join us for food, fellowship, and discussion hosted by Cat Zieske and Michelle Balentine on Thursday nights @6:30pm beginning June 29th - August 3rd. Please sign up at https://subspla.sh/88kj7x6/ . We’ll be reading through the book “Women of the Word: How to study the Bible with our hearts and our minds” by Jen Wilkin. Cost of the book is $10. Even if you can’t join us every week we’d love to have you reading along with us and engaging with us on our church app. If you need childcare or have any questions call or text Michelle Balentine @ 501-336-4315.

• Church Wide Picnic - Sunday, July 2nd @6pm at Mills Park. The church will provide hot dogs, fixings, and water. Please bring chips or a dessert to share. The pool is open from 7-9pm, Fireworks @9. And don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs.

• FSBC’s Women’s Ministry G.R.O.W. - is currently collecting 3 yards of fleece we will use to make blankets at our Women’s Ministry Serve Night on Monday, July 10th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm in the Green Bldg. MPC. A lite dinner will be provided and we’ll make blankets.